From three-dimensional geometric elements such as cubes and tetrahedrons, along with their spatial relations, Jesse recognizes that he is standing in front of a house. This best illustrates _____ theories of object recognition.

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Parts-based theories of object recognition suggest that objects are recognized by analyzing their component parts and their relations to one another. Jesse's ability to recognize a house based on its three-dimensional geometric elements suggests a parts-based approach, as opposed to template-based (matching objects to stored mental templates), Gestalt (emphasizing the whole over the parts), or image-based (relying on visual similarity between an object and an image in memory) theories.

From Three-Dimensional Geometric Elements Such as Cubes and Tetrahedrons, Along