Michotte, Albert
The Perception of Causality (Psychology Library Editions: Perception)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9781138698420
- author:
- Michotte, Albert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 452
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 2.3 centimetres (0.8
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Cognitive,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Albert Michotte's groundbreaking work on perception explores how our brains interpret sensory information to create the illusion of causality.
In a series of experiments, Michotte uses carefully designed patterns and movements to elicit specific perceptions from his subjects, including the 'Launching Effect' where one object appears to have bumped into another, or the 'Entraining Effect' where an object seems to be carrying something along.
Michotte's research also examines the conditions under which moving objects appear to be alive, and he compares his findings with those of influential thinkers such as Hume, Maine de Biran, and Piaget.
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