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Effect of Amount of Scanning from Memory on Phenomenal Size of Objects

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate what happens to the phenomenal size of an object stored in memory. Fifteen adult female Ss were divided into three groups of five Ss each. Each group estimated the size of a set of circles 30 and 60 sec. after presentation. The groups differed according to the amount of memory inspection they were permitted during the delay period. Results indicated that there is no overall difference between the time limits investigated, except when there is a specific instruction to call up and inspect the object from memory. The implications of these findings for both traditional Gestalt theory and a general theory of memory were discussed.

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    Daniel Landis & Sylvia Harrison

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Landis, D., Harrison, S. Effect of Amount of Scanning from Memory on Phenomenal Size of Objects. Psychol Rec 17, 77–80 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393692

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