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The theoretical picture now
looks very different than the
one outlined earlier as
characterizing a stimulus
theory. If the perceptual system
makes use of depth information
or the like in arriving at
"decisions" about whether
regions of particular
luminance values result from
reflectance properties of
surfaces or from illumination,
a process of computation must
occur that takes account of the
whole array of relevant edges
in leading to "assignment" of
lightness values. This process
is very different from the direct
determination of a color
percept by a specific luminance
ratio between two regions. The
entire process depends much
more on cognitive decision and
inference, although admittedly
unconscious, than has been
thought to be the case. While
constancy is still to be
understood in terms of
unchanging ratios of
luminance with changing
overall illumination, it is now
clear that a good deal of mental
processing lies behind this
seductively simple formulation.