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Subjects identified briefly presented pairs of letters which were followed by a bright flash of light after a varying delay. Letter accuracy sharply increased as the flash delay exceeded 30 msec and by 70 msec delay had little further masking effect. Two stimulus durations showed different total accuracy scores, but the masking curves for the two durations were similar.
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1. This paper is based on part of an M. A. thesis by the senior author at the University of Auckland.
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Lillie, F.J., Gribben, J.A. A steep backward masking curve. Psychon Sci 10, 281–282 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331520
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