Could Three Frames Suffice?

Roger A. Browse and Brian E. Butler

Abstract

Feldman's treatment of visual perception involves a competence theory of the representations and interactions which enable visual recognition, and a performance theory of the implementation of visual capabilities using a form of parallel computation. This treatment provides an excellent language for discussion of the possible organization of visual perception. In this comment we have concentrated on the competence aspect of Feldman's model, and have found some inconsistencies with experimental findings. Some relatively simple alterations to the model can lessen or eliminate these problems.