Discussion Post

After reading the articles, respond to the following prompts.

Question I. What does the Goodale and Humphrey (1998) article mean by "the field`s preoccupation with vision as sight?"

Question II. How did Goodale and Humphrey`s view of the ventral and dorsal visual stream differ from the earlier theory of Ungerleider and Mishkin (1982)?

Question III. Discuss the evidence presented by Goodale and Humphrey to support their view. How has learning about the brain`s two separate visual systems changed the way you think about your own visual experience?

Question IV. Finally, Goodale and Humphrey (1998) refer to the two visual systems as having evolved. Compare and contrast the evolutionary approach to function of the brain with the Tripartite Man`s approach.

Textbook: Anderson, J. R. (2020). Cognitive psychology and its implications (9th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 9781319067113.

Articles:

1) The objects of action and perception by Melvyn A. Goodale and G. Keith Humphrey
2) The cognitive revolution: a historical perspective by George A. Miller