Suggests that within bureaucratic systems norms of behavior develop that can be classified as system-beating. Examines elements necessary for such behavior to occur: individual with role within system; system comprised of many specific roles; observation of practical actions and practical circumstances; interpretation of these circumstances;…

Argues that reality is different and unique for every species and every individual within a species. Language plays an integral part in the construct of human reality and brings intellectual order to the world of the senses. (MDM)

A model for solution of the motion correspondence problem is presented that is capable of maintaining the identities of individuated elements as they move. Many properties of the model are consistent with what is known about physiological mechanisms underlying human motion perception. (SLD)

The 1954 review of visual motion perception by James J. GIbson anticipated future developments in the field, but these developments were achieved without closely following Gibson's ideas. Reasons for the dormancy of his ideas are explored, and contemporary work on motion perception is evaluated from Gibson's perspective. (SLD)

Examines, with skepticism, the history and development of forensic phonetics in response to the publication of "Forensic Phonetics" by J. Baldwin and P. French (1990). Three issues are specifically explored: (1) whether voices are unique, (2) whether a purely auditory approach is adequate, and (3) whether legally sufficient conclusions…

Reports on three experiments showing the crucial importance of the "half boundary" in children's proportional judgments. Concludes that the concept of "half" plays a crucial role in children's early proportional reasoning and that the half boundary is similar to, though not as powerful as, the category boundaries discovered in…

Notes that people often see what they expect to see, have learned to see, or want to see. Presents theoretical discussion of perception and cognition. Identifies 10 skills for correcting perceptual and cognitive processes involved in dealing with incoming stimuli. Proposes that these skills will increase social workers' accuracy in making…

Discusses visual perception; the way technology can change the way people see; combining seeing and technology to create visual cultures; the influence of the World Wide Web on visual technologies; and changes in visual culture, including museums and their Web sites. (LRW)

Examines what 180 students think about electronic monitoring and compares their perceptions to those of 29 electronically-monitored offenders. Results show that students were less supportive of electronic monitoring but when asked about what offenders have to give up, they viewed the sanction more punitively than did offenders. Implications…

Reports on responses gathered using a probabilistic survey to gather the perceptions of electronic mailing list moderators, or e-moderators, about their roles, tasks, and responsibilities as list moderators. Discusses moderators' conceptions of their roles, their rationale for moderating or not moderating their mailing lists, and where they…

Tested whether an elaborated version of the perceptual loop theory (W. Levelt, 1983) and the main interruption rule was consistent with existing time course data (E. Blackmer and E. Mitton, 1991; C. Oomen and A. Postma, in press). The study suggests that including an inner loop through the speech comprehension system generates predictions that fit…

Discusses the senses as being more than just the usual five senses, but sensory systems. Explains technical details of the operation of each system. Defines kinesthesia as a sensory system also, and its responsibility for movement and instinctive knowledge of movement in space/time. Relates how children learn kinesthetically by using examples such…

An exploratory transcultural model of counseling based on oppression is introduced with the goal of serving both the oppressed and the oppressive client. Suggests that oppressed persons generally possess a considerable degree of perception of their oppressors even though they may be unaware of it. Counseling approaches for both oppressed persons…

Examines the effects of floor height on the perception of room size and crowding as an important aspect of satisfaction with a dormitory building. A study is described showing residents on the highest floor perceive their rooms as larger and feel less crowded than residents of the lowest floors. (GR)

Used two tasks to evaluate the grain of visual attention, the minimum spacing at which attention can select individual items. Results for eight adults on a tracking task and five adults on an individuation task show that selection has a coarser grain than visual resolution and suggest that the parietal area is the most likely locus of the…