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In order to test the effect of increase or decrease of brief stimulus duration on perceptual process, a psychophysical recognition experiment was conducted, in which two lengths of line were presented in random sequences under instructions to identify which stimulus was presented on each trial. The duration of presentation also varied randomly. Accuracy was lower for the briefest of the three levels of stimulus duration, but only for those sequences in which this level occurred infrequently.
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Mo, S.S., Jesky, L. Temporal set associated with brief stimulus duration in a psychophysical recognition of length. Psychon Sci 22, 337–338 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332609
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332609