Apparent Motion and Prior Correspondence Effects in Visual Perception.
Abstract
The process by which two visual stimuli presented at one time (t1) are paired with two different stimuli presented at a later time (t2) was investigated. Since there was more than one way for the stimuli to mate across frames, the task involved a problem in correspondence. It was proposed that the solution to a correspondence problem would be influenced (1) by the solution to the immediately preceding, or prior, one, and (2) by variations in the spatio-temporal characteristics of the sequentially presented apparent movement displays. When the prior and current correspondence problems were identical in structure, the influence of the former problem on the latter one was called a hysteresis effect; when the two problems were not identical in structure, the interaction between problems was called a priming effect. The results of eight experiments showed that (1) the hysteresis effect and priming effects were significant, and (2) the magnitude of both effects was related to the spatio-temporal parameters of the display sequence. In addition, both effects can operate in a telegraphic mode, can tolerate a difference in the type of solution between the prior and current problems, and more recent correspondence problems have a larger prior correspondence effect than more frequent but less recent correspondence problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174424
Entities
People
- Robert G. Eggleston
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory