Theories of visual perception /

Gordon has attempted to present in one volume of fewer than 300 pages the major contemporary theories of visual perception. Because of the book's brevity, the coverage of each theory is necessarily scant. This is especially evident with regard to the neurophysiological and computational approaches. The treatment of the various theories is evenhanded and includes strengths and weaknesses of each. The writing style is clear and the illustrations are relevant to the material. The book is more up to date than N. Pastore's Selective History of Theories of Visual Perception: 1650-1950 (1971). Extensive references and useful author and subject indexes are provided. Upper-division undergraduate and up. -R. H. Cormack, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology