The place of white in a world of grays: A double-anchoring theory of lightness perception

Psychological Review

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 526-553

  Bressan, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anchoring theories; Highest luminance; Illuminating discounting; Lightness illusions; Simultaneous lightness contrast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; VISION;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; LIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746373139     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.113.3.526     Document Type: Article

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