RANDOM SHAPE RECOGNITION AT BRIEF EXPOSURE DURATIONS.

Abstract

Two groups of subjects were tested in a forced-choice recognition test for memory of 20 random shapes having two levels of complexity and two levels of association value. One group of 23 subjects viewed each shape for 0.25 sec., and the other group of 23 subjects viewed each shape for 0.50 sec. Fewer errors of recognition were made for shapes of high association value than for shapes of low association value while the effects of complexity and exposure duration were statistically insignificant. Consideration of the characteristics of the distractor shapes paired with the observed shapes during the forced-choice recognition test suggested that they may also have influenced recognition accuracy. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0679529

Entities

People

  • Herbert J. Clark

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Recognition

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.