Correction to: Anger and Absurdity

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice - A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-021-10225-0     

Anger and Absurdity

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice - I argue that there is an interesting and underexplored sense in which some negative reactive attitudes such as anger are often absurd. I explore implications of...     

Computerizing the perception laboratory: Surviving the transition

A number of problems may be encountered during the transition to a computerized perception laboratory. Although some of these problems are of a technological nature, others have to do with the psychology of the investigator. These problems are discussed in the context of actual incidents taken from various research facilities, and some suggestions for avoiding common difficulties are presented.     

The effect of texture oil the magnitude of

The magnitude of simultaneous brightness contrast was measured while the coarseness of the textural overlay was varied. Remits from 10 Ss indicate that as the size of elements in the texture increases, the amount of obtained contrast decreases. An interpretation of these results in terms of the spread of lateral inhibitory effects is offered.     

Differentiation and decrement in the Mueller-Lyer illusion

Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that decrement of the Mueller-Lyer illusion with inspection is due to learning to differentiate the test element from the accessory lines. In one experiment, the test element is predifferentiated for the observer by means of configurational variations and in the other by restriction of attention. Although the initial magnitude of the illusion is found to be inversely proportional to the amount of predifferentiation, the slopes of the decrement curves are not affected.