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Jan Koenderink¹, Andrea van Doom, Sylvia Pont

¹Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands. jan.koenderink@telfort.nl

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This study explored phenomenal transparency using a novel quad-square configuration, finding it simplifies perception compared to the Metelli setup. Observers consistently identified ambiguous cases, revealing multiple transparency as a distinct perceptual experience.

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Area of Science:

Visual Perception
Gestalt Psychology
Psychophysics

Background:

The Metelli configuration is a standard for studying phenomenal transparency.
Conventional setups can lead to complex Gestalt interpretations interacting with transparency perception.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate phenomenal transparency using a novel quad-square stimulus geometry.
Compare perceptual interpretations with the traditional Metelli configuration.
Determine if the new configuration simplifies or complicates transparency perception.

Main Methods:

Utilized a quad-square stimulus where four squares meet at a vertex.
Presented stimuli to observers and recorded their interpretations of transparency.
Included ambiguous perceptual cases as distinct response categories.

Main Results:

The quad-square configuration yielded simpler, more consistent interpretations than the Metelli configuration.
Observers reliably categorized ambiguous cases, indicating "multiple transparency" as a valid percept.
Individual differences in perception were reduced with the quad-square setup.

Conclusions:

The quad-square configuration effectively isolates subjective transparency from Gestalt factors.
Multiple transparency is a genuine perceptual phenomenon that can be reliably identified.
This novel configuration offers a simplified approach to studying visual transparency.