Which theory of visual pattern recognition explains our ability to recognize objects by positing that the visual system compares new stimuli with existing memory traces of previously seen similar stimuli to determine if the new item is familiar?
A) prototype matching
B) recognition-by-components
C) template matching
D) feature analysis

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Template matching theory posits that the visual system compares new stimuli with existing memory traces of previously seen similar stimuli to determine if the new item is familiar. It suggests that we have stored in memory a "template" or exact representation of each object we have encountered and future perception involves matching the new stimuli with these stored templates.

Which Theory of Visual Pattern Recognition Explains Our Ability to Recognize