Individual differences in visual figural after-affect.

Individual differences in visual figural after-affect.

In an article on binocular perspective, Verhoff (1925) made passing mention of his observation that if the centre of a bent line were viewed "steadily with one eye for a short time" and the eye then fixed on a straight line, the latter appeared bent in the opposite direction. Verhoff sugge...

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Main Author: Raman, Anne. E.
Other Authors: Poser, E. (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1961
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Psychology.
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.1134962014-02-13T03:53:32ZIndividual differences in visual figural after-affect.Raman, Anne. E.Psychology.In an article on binocular perspective, Verhoff (1925) made passing mention of his observation that if the centre of a bent line were viewed "steadily with one eye for a short time" and the eye then fixed on a straight line, the latter appeared bent in the opposite direction. Verhoff suggested that this effect might be due to “unconscious mental comparison” of the second line with the after-image of the first. Gibson (1933) found that Ss who had worn lenses which made verticals appear curved remarked, on removing the glasses, that verticals now appeared curved in the opposite direction.McGill UniversityPoser, E. (Supervisor)1961Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: NNNNNNNNNTheses scanned by McGill Library.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Psychology.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=113496
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Individual differences in visual figural after-affect.
description In an article on binocular perspective, Verhoff (1925) made passing mention of his observation that if the centre of a bent line were viewed "steadily with one eye for a short time" and the eye then fixed on a straight line, the latter appeared bent in the opposite direction. Verhoff suggested that this effect might be due to “unconscious mental comparison” of the second line with the after-image of the first. Gibson (1933) found that Ss who had worn lenses which made verticals appear curved remarked, on removing the glasses, that verticals now appeared curved in the opposite direction.
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title Individual differences in visual figural after-affect.
title_short Individual differences in visual figural after-affect.
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