Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Perception of simple figures: implicit-shape constancy and mental rotation.

J B Deregowski

    British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
    |February 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    The influence of visual symmetry on the encoding of objects.

    Acta psychologica·2004
    Same author

    The role of left-right symmetry in the encodement of spatial orientations.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2000
    Same author

    The role of typical contours in the encodement of objects in three-dimensional arrays.

    Perception·1998
    Same author

    Perceived similarity of shapes is an asymmetrical relationship: a study of typical contours.

    Perception·1998
    Same author

    Sex differences on Bartel's task: an investigation into perception of real and depicted distances.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·1998
    Same author

    The depiction of distance: a Bartelian analysis.

    Perception·1996

    Adults identified simple figures presented plainly or on cube faces. Findings show a significant difference when identifying plain figures on cube stimuli, suggesting unique processing for implicit shape constancy.

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Visual Perception

    Background:

    • Implicit shape constancy is crucial for object recognition, enabling perception of stable shapes despite varying visual input.
    • Understanding how contextual cues, like depicted objects, influence shape perception is key to visual cognition.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the influence of stimulus context (plain figures vs. figures on a cube) on visual search and shape constancy.
    • To determine if presenting figures on a cube face affects the identification of those figures compared to plain presentations.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants performed visual search tasks, identifying identical figures from arrays.
    • Stimuli included simple figures presented either plainly or on the face of a depicted cube.
    • Response patterns were analyzed across four chains of 10 trials to identify significant differences.

    Related Experiment Videos

    Main Results:

    • A significant divergence was observed in the response patterns when participants identified plain figures presented within the context of cube stimuli.
    • This specific condition ('plain' responses to 'cube' stimuli) differed notably from other stimulus-response combinations.

    Conclusions:

    • The results suggest that the context in which a figure is presented can significantly impact its perceptual processing.
    • This finding contributes to the understanding of implicit shape constancy and the mechanisms underlying visual object recognition.