| Abstract: | In his article "Perception of Complex Line Drawings," A. Shimaya (see record 1997-02284-003) proposed a quantitative theory that was designed to predict perceived segmentations and amodal completions of line drawings. Shimaya further evaluated the integrative approach of structural information theory (SIT; R. Van Lier, P. Van der Helm, & E. Leeuwenberg, see record 1995-23971-001]) to pattern interpretation. It is argued in this comment that Shimaya's evaluation of the SIT approach is based on a misconception of SITs basic assumptions and an inappropriate data analysis. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
