At the Generic level of perception, we try to identify the figure is across wide "generic" boundaries.
The child may not produce a certain speech sound because he/she is unaware of the presence of the sound in words. Initial training procedures in these cases frequently involve making the child aware of the presence of the sound.
2. The Generic Level: As the stimulus gains in exposure time, or becomes stronger, or becomes more familiar to us, we begin to divide it up into a figure-ground structure.
The figure is weak, however, and we will "guess" at its identity often making wild errors across generic boundaries.
For example, I was once jogging around my block one early morning before the sun had fully arose. As I came around my house, I noticed my neighbor (a 56 year woman) leaning up against the side of her garage.
Although I thought it was strange, I kept on going for fear of losing any momentum I may have gained. I was a little surprised on my next round to see her still there. On the third round I resolved to stop and ask her if everything was alright. As I approached the garage, I was surprised to see...(continued on the next slide)