The Theory

Question

How do differences available in an event become differences perceived by a particular individual?

Objective

To construct a scientifically supported definition of perception that can subsequently participate in the formalizations of interpretation and representation.

Scientific basis

Sensory systems;

psychophysics;

attention;

salience;

interoception;

perceptual processing;

physiological limits;

selection of information;

predictive processing, when relevant and supported.

Initial variables

Xₜ = event or set of available conditions

Sᵢ(t) = individual's state

Pᵢ(t) = perception

An initial representation may take the form:

Pᵢ(t) = F_P(Xₜ, Sᵢ(t))

This formula will not be considered definitive before the scientific analysis.

Rule

Perception will be treated as dynamic and updatable.

It participates in recursive relationships with subsequent processes.

The scientific research in this module must determine how to represent this recursiveness, not decide whether it exists.