Psychophysics of natural environment perception: The problem of perceived quality

The monograph was developed by the psychophysical methodology for the study of the perception of objects and events of the natural environment. The foreground is the estimate of the components of the perceived quality, which is then compared with the observed and measurable characteristics of the event, in contrast to the classical psychophysical paradigm, where the analysis begins with the construction of the "physical model". The studies performed are based on the idea of ​​systematic in psychology (Lomoms, 1984), while special attention is paid to the analysis of the communicative function of the psyche. The ecological orientation of the study is emphasized by the application of the concept of an event (drummers, 1991): the perception of non-exit from the context of objects (incentives), and events characterizing fragments or episodes of human being are studied. The book provides a description of a perceptual-communicative approach, which combines the psychophysical and verbal-communicative analysis lines. Within the framework of this approach, an experimental paradigm that implements the idea of ​​the "natural experiment" (A.F. Lazur) was proposed. The principle of the unity of theory, experiment and practice in psychology (B.F. Lomov) acts as the most important factor in organizing psychological research on perception in the context of a person"s daily life.
The book is addressed to psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, specialists in the field of engineering psychology and ergonomics, as well as employees of the quality management system of enterprises