Recognition memory for a rapid sequence of pictures.

MC Potter, EI Levy - Journal of experimental psychology, 1969 - psycnet.apa.org
MC Potter, EI Levy
Journal of experimental psychology, 1969psycnet.apa.org
Examined memory for visual events occurring at and near the rate of eye fixations. In Exp. I,
48 undergraduates were shown 8 films of 16 unrelated pictures presented at 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4,
6, or 8/sec. Later recognition ranged from 93-16%. In Exp. II with 32 Ss, rates were mixed
within each sequence to determine whether the probability of recognizing 1 item is
independent of the presentation time of the previous item. The results support the hypothesis
that rapidly presented pictures are processed 1 by 1 for precisely the time each is in view …
Abstract
Examined memory for visual events occurring at and near the rate of eye fixations. In Exp. I, 48 undergraduates were shown 8 films of 16 unrelated pictures presented at 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8/sec. Later recognition ranged from 93-16%. In Exp. II with 32 Ss, rates were mixed within each sequence to determine whether the probability of recognizing 1 item is independent of the presentation time of the previous item. The results support the hypothesis that rapidly presented pictures are processed 1 by 1 for precisely the time each is in view and are not held with other items in a short-term store as has been reported for verbal material.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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