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An after-image was found to move autokinetically in the absence of voluntary eye movements. Its direction of motion coincided with that of a normally viewed stimulus. The apparent movement of such a stabilized image could not be explained in terms of local sign theory.
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MATIN, L., & MacKINNON, G. E. Autokinetic movement: Selective manipulation of directional components by image stabilization. Science, 1964, 143, 147–148.
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1. The author extends his appreciation to William Stoehr, Jr., for his role in gathering data and to Robert Zenhausern for his many helpful suggestions.
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Brosgole, L. The autokinesis of an after-image. Psychon Sci 12, 233–234 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331286
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