Objects are separated into different features.

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A solution to the binding problem. Breaks up the combining of features into an object into different stages:
- Preattentive stage
- Focused attention stage

Feature integration theory

Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. Nelson Education.


Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience

Preattentive stage

Combines the features separated in the preattentive stage into a perceptual representation of the object.

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