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To examine the effect of familiar (assumed) size on perceived size Ss judged the heights of off-size chain under normal and degraded viewing conditions. Judgments of an enlarged chair regressed toward the familiar size and regression increased as visual information was degraded. Judgments of a reduced chair failed to show regression, apparently because that object was recognized as a nonrepresentative stimulus.
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Franklin, S.S., Erickson, N.L. Perceived size of off-size familiar objects under normal and degraded viewing conditions. Psychon Sci 15, 312–313 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336316
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