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Peer reviewedWong, Eva; Weisstein, Naomi – Science, 1982
Reports effects of context that are entirely perceptual. Visual discrimination was enhanced when line segments were flashed in a region that was perceived as a figure. Discrimination was substantially degraded when the same region was seen as ground although the physical stimulus remained identical throughout figure-ground reversals. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Discrimination Learning, Scientific Research
