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TACHISTOSCOPIC EXPOSURE TIME AND SPATIAL PROXIMITY IN THE ORGANIZATION OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
Author(s) -
KASWAN J. W.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1958.tb00648.x
Subject(s) - spatial organization , psychology , perception , sequence (biology) , space (punctuation) , visual perception , time perception , cognitive psychology , spatial relation , communication , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , ecology , genetics , biology , operating system
This study investigated the temporal sequence of spatial organization, using varying proximity of geometric designs (e.g. (h) … … … and (d) … … …) as the criteria for organization. In addition, the study explored the possible impairment of such space‐time relations in schizophrenics. Perception of groupings evolved in a predictable sequence of differentiation, correct groupings (e.g. pairs of dots) emerging more quickly the better the spatial differentiation. The results were similar for twenty‐four medical‐surgical and twenty‐four schizophrenic hospital patients, except that the latter required more time to see correct groupings in most of the designs.