title: On the distinction between perception and cognition.
abstract: To uphold the distinction between perception and cognition for certain classes of tasks or phenomena, it is proposed that three criteria must be met: (1) when perceptual and cognitive functions serve different biological purposes, (2) when stimulus information in dynamic events is necessary, but not sufficient for veridical perception, and (3) when the task emphasizes explicit retrieval, as opposed to implicit use of information. Conversely, when the three criteria have not been met, conditions for theoretical unification exist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Psychology, University of Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rönnberg
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D010465:Perception