| Compared concepts | Paradigm | ||
| Epistemological | Ontological | Transcendental | |
| Knowledge base | Properties of perceptual products | Environment and situation of perception | General natural generative principles |
| Designation of methodology | Phenomenal | Eventful | Axiomatic |
| Perception subject | Functional behavior and phenomena of perception | A perceptual event as a process | Transcendental procedural mechanisms |
| Researcher’s position | An external observer of transformations | External Event Observer | Internal partner in the process |
| The system model is based on | Properties of perceptual products | Event’s structure | Form generation |
| Designation of system structure | Functional heterogeneity | Structural heterogeneity | Anisotropic uniformity |
| Internal subprocess | Feature detection | Formation of structures | Formation of relations |
| Direct process of perception | Highlighting and combining properties | Highlighting and structuring events | Form-generating process |
| Image properties | Individual properties | Event properties | Co-presented properties |