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Twelve rectangles varying in angular height from 54° to 1.2° were presented singly at 4 to 6 slants. Accuracy of slant judgments decreased with angular height and reached chance level with the 1.2° shape. The results are contrasted to the output of other laboratories.
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1. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation Research Grant No. GB 2474 and by the National Research Council of Canada Grant No. APA-143.
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Flock, H.R., Graves, D., Tenney, J. et al. Slant judgments of single rectangles at a slant. Psychon Sci 7, 57–58 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331076
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