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The Explanations of Constancy
Reconsidered
We perceive the planes of this
palm leaf to be of uniform color
even though their luminances
differ and are in differing
orientations.
One might conclude from our
survey of constancy that both
the taking-into-account theory
and the stimulus-relation
theory are correct, at least with
respect to some of the facts.
Since these theories can be
extended to cover many other
phenomena of perception and
not just the constancies, it is
important to consider them
more carefully.
The stimulus-relation theory
is an offshoot of a simple
stimulus theory that asserts
that all we need do to explain a
particular kind of perception is
to isolate the relevant stimulus
impinging on the sense organ.
The role of the mind for such a
theory is little more than a
center for picking up the
neurally encoded sensory
signals. This could be true for
the luminance-ratio theory of
lightness constancy, except
that the stimulus consists of a
ratio. For this type of theory, no
active, interpretive mental
processes need be assumed.