THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF A SELECTED SET OF RANDOM SHAPES.

Abstract

One hundred and twenty uncurved random shapes frequently used in studies of form perception are described in terms of 12 nearly orthogonal physical measures of shape. Calculation of the measures is described and their unique characteristics are pointed out. Although random shapes were examined in this investigation, techniques developed and conclusions arrived at are equally relevant to the specification of some of the chracteristics of targets in the real world. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702517

Entities

People

  • Herbert J. Clark
  • Ronald L. Knoll

Organizations

  • Antioch College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Mental Processes
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Specifications

Readers

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