In cognitive science, prototype-matching is a theory of
pattern recognition
Pattern recognition is the automated recognition of patterns and regularities in data. It has applications in statistical data analysis, signal processing, image analysis, information retrieval, bioinformatics, data compression, computer graphi ...
that describes the process by which a
sensory unit registers a new stimulus and compares it to the
prototype
A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and Software prototyping, software programming. A prototyp ...
, or standard model, of said stimulus. Unlike template matching and featural analysis, an exact match is not expected for prototype-matching, allowing for a more flexible model. An object is recognized by the sensory unit when a similar prototype match is found.
The theory of ''multiple discrimination scaling'' has advanced prototype-matching and other template-matching theories.
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See also
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Perception
Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...
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Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning.
Cognitive psychology originated in the 1960s in a break from behaviorism, which ...
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Geon (psychology) Geons are the simple 2D or 3D forms such as cylinder (geometry), cylinders, bricks, Wedge (geometry), wedges, Cone (geometry), cones, circles and rectangles corresponding to the simple parts of an object in Irving Biederman, Biederman's recognition- ...
References
* Galotti, K. M. (2008). Cognitive psychology: in and out of the laboratory. (4 ed.). USA: Michele Sordi.
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