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This study compared the effect of varying the duration of of viewing and the location of the stimulus in the visual field. The duration of viewing varied from 1 msec to 1.00 sec in four equal log steps. The location parameter varied from having a fixation point and a reduction tube to presenting the stimulus randomly at five different locations on the screen. There was no effect due to duration of viewing, nor to location, but there was an effect due to the interaction between them. The interaction was due to a linear trend in the most extreme location condition.
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1. This research was supported, in part, by funds from the National Institutes of Health, Grant No. MH 11210-02.
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Rodwan, A.S. Accuracy in size judgments as a function of location in the visual field and the duration of viewing. Psychon Sci 10, 277–278 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331518
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