A process of identifying a stimulus. This process is often accomplished with incomplete or ambiguous information. An input pattern is compared to the stored representation.
Identity is determined by selection of the template with the greatest amount of overlap.
B. Schematic of a Template System C. Template systems in action D. Problems with template models 1. intolerance to deviations 2. Feature Theories A. Basic Assumptions 1. The stored representation is a description of past inputs in terms of list of attributes or features. Inputs are broken down into a small list of constituent features. Identity is determined by selecting the feature list most similar to the input.