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Linear letter arrays of varying lengths were presented monocularly, binocularly, and dichoptically in order to provide locus information concerning previous findings that recognition of letters in such an array follows a U-shaped function over positions. With unlimited viewing time and constant fixation, U-shaped serial position curves were generated under all conditions of viewing. It was concluded that some supraretinal lateral masking effect is involved.
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This research was supported in part by Research Grant HD 00909 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (principal investigator, D. R. Brown).
The authors wish to thank Ralph Jacobson for computer programming assistance, Lynne Harrington, Vasant Kak, Susan Taylor, and James Zuber, who served as Os with extreme patience in a difficult task, and Professors J. T. Townsend and J. T. Yates for valuable suggestions.
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Taylor, S.G., Brown, D.R. Lateral visual masking: Supraretinal effects when viewing linear arrays with unlimited viewing time. Perception & Psychophysics 12, 97–99 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03212851
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