Abstract
Twenty-four Ss responded in a paper-and-pencil figure-cancellation task to 4-by-4 metric histoforms and polygons of both random and constrained types. Perceptual performance (number of figures correctly cancelled per minute) was better with random than constrained figures of both types, but the constraint was less disturbing with polygons than with histoforms. Over-all performance was the same with histoforms and polygons.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Alluisi, E. A., & Hall, T. J. Effects of a transphenomenal parameter on the visual perception of form. Psychon. Sci., 1965, 3, 543–544.
Alluisi, E. A., Haukes, G. R., & Hall, T. J. Effect of distortion on the identification of visual forms under two levels of multiple-task performance. J. engng. Psychol., 1964, 3, 29–40.
Anderson, N. S., & Leonard, J. A. The recognition, naming, and reconstruction of visual figures as a function of contour redundancy. J. exp. Psychol., 1958, 56, 262–270.
Attneave, F., & Arnoult, M. D. The quantitative study of shape and pattern perception. Psychol. Bull., 1956, 53, 452–471.
Baker, E. J., & Alluisi, E. A. Information handling aspects of visual and auditory form perception. J. engng. Psychol., 1962, 1, 159–179.
Rappaport, M. The role of redundancy in the discrimination of visual form. J. exp. Psychol., 1957, 53, 3–10.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Note
1. Supported in part by the U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Department of the Army, under Research Contract No. DA-49-193-MD-2567, “Behavioral Effects of Infectious Diseases.”
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Thurmond, J.B., Alluisi, E.A. An extension of the information-deductive analysis of form. Psychon Sci 7, 157–158 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328513
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328513