Specialized Visual Experiences

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ID4351258
AuthorsCasey Landers (0000-0002-7902-3146, University of Miami, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume71
Issue1
Pages74-98
Publication date2020-12-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pq/pqaa018
OpenAlexW3018708663
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited40

Through extensive training, experts acquire specialized knowledge and abilities. In this paper, I argue that experts also acquire specialized visual experiences. Specifically, I articulate and defend the account that experts enjoy visual experiences that represent gestalt properties through perceptual learning. I survey an array of empirical studies on face perception and perceptual expertise that support this account. I also look at studies on perceptual adaptation that some might argue present a problem for my account. I show how the data are subject to an interpretation that is friendly to it. Last, I address two theoretical objections to the claim that visual experiences represent gestalt properties

Adaptation (eye) · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Face (sociological concept) · Gestalt psychology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Perception · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Visual perception · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Face Recognition and Perception · Psychology · Visual Attention and Saliency Detection

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