Object Substitution Masking Induced by Illusory Masks: Evidence for Higher Object-Level Locus of Interference

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 931-938

  Hirose, Nobuyuki ^a   Osaka, Naoyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

competition for attentional selection; illusory contour; object substitution masking; object updating; subjective figure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ILLUSION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 69049109800     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012734     Document Type: Article

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