Abstract

Pictures of common objects, coming slowly into focus, were viewed by adult observers. Recognition was delayed when subjects first viewed the pictures out of focus. The greater or more prolonged the initial blur, the slower the eventual recognition. Interference may be accounted for partly by the difficulty of rejecting incorrect hypotheses based on substandard cues.

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Focus (optics)Interference (communication)PsychologyCognitive psychologyVisual perceptionCommunicationArtificial intelligenceComputer sciencePerceptionNeuroscienceTelecommunicationsPhysicsOptics

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1964
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144
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3617
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424-425
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Jerome S. Bruner, Mary C. Potter (1964). Interference in Visual Recognition. Science , 144 (3617) , 424-425. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.144.3617.424

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