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1Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Abstract:
Grouping of one-dimensional (strip) dot patterns was investigated, using an adjustment procedure to evaluate the distance (adjusted gap) at which two patterns appear to merge in a single strip. The size of the patterns had only a scaling effect on the adjusted gap. The adjusted gap and the variance of the estimates were influenced by the number of dots and the regularity (similarity, symmetry) of the patterns in the pair. Models of proximal grouping failed to account for the results obtained. A two-stage process implying determination of dot location and evaluation of inter-dot separation by means of "eclectic units" (Morgan, Hole & Glennerster, 1990) was considered to explain the findings.
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