VARIETY REDUCTOR (Perception as)
Charles François (2004). VARIETY REDUCTOR (Perception as). International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3740.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3740 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
Any perceptor acts as a selective filter. This is true about physiological perception: our detection of electromagnetic waves is strongly limited. It is also true about psychological perception: we suppress much of our potential capacity of perception by focusing on specific and chosen items or topics.