Levels of perceptual processing in the development of visual illusions

Joan S. Girgus, Stanley Coren, Richard Fraenkel

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Abstract

Used illusion decrement to explore the relative contributions of structural factors and cognitive processing factors to the commonly found age differences in the magnitude of the Muller-Lyer illusion. A total of 160 7-, 9-, 11-, and 21-yr-olds judged the standard Brentano form and a dot form of the illusion for 5 trials at 30-sec intervals. The initial illusion magnitudes for the Brentano form showed the usual decrease with age; however, the age trend for the dot form was considerably weaker. For both configurations, the initial age trends completely disappeared over the 2.5-min testing session. (34 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)268-273
Number of pages6
JournalDevelopmental Psychology
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1975

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Demography
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Life-span and Life-course Studies

Keywords

  • Brentano form vs dot form of Mueller-Lyer illusion & age & perceptual processing levels, illusion magnitude perception, 7 & 9 & 11 & 21 yr olds

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