ANCHORING STIMULI AND TITCHENER'S ILLUSION.

Abstract

In a series of Titchener illusion figures, control subjects were asked to report the larger - center or surrounding - circles when the ratio of surrounding to center circle diameter varied, in .05 steps, from .75 to 1.25 across series members. Experimental subjects judged these series members, alternated with a stimulus configuration, in which the ratio of diameters was either .20 or 1.80. In both experimental groups, shifts in center-surrounding circle PSE and changes in judgments of series members were consistent with predictions drawn from the pooling model of AL theory. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712982

Entities

People

  • Kathleen Wagner
  • Lloyd L. Avant

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Cognition
  • Diameters
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Geometry
  • Judgment
  • Mathematics
  • Memory Devices
  • Mental Processes
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Neurologic Manifestations
  • Physical Properties
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Signs And Symptoms

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.