Local contour characteristics as determinants of pattern discrimination |
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Authors: | Z E Tyer R Pasnak |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. |
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Abstract: | Subjects were required to discriminate complex random polygons which had the same global shapes but differed in local contour characteristics. Discrimination was most often successful when local contour features comprised a few long line segments or when they were relatively complex. Local contour features of intermediate sized elements and intermediate complexity played a smaller role in discrimination. Presentation time and interstimulus interval effects, and their interaction were observed. A two-factor explanation was offered for the effect of the contour variable. |
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