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VISION PREATTENTIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • The Eye
CONT

"Pre-attentive vision" begins when something new appears in our visual field and before conscious attention is paid to it. The process scans the new information and gives it meaning that's recognized by the unconscious.

Key term(s)
  • preattentive vision

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Oeil
CONT

La discrimination visuelle entre textures intervient au niveau de la "vision préattentive" [...], type de vision qui opère en parallèle, de façon quasi instantannée et couvre un large champ visuel.

Key term(s)
  • vision pré-attentive

Spanish

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