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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Subjects can perform parallel visual search for an item of unique orientation when it is presented on a background texture composed of lines of two other orientations. A number of cues can be used to speed this search. It helps if the target has a unique categorical status (e.g., it is the only 'steep' item) (Wolfe et al., J. Exp. Psychol. Hum. Percept. Perf. 18, 34-49 1992). It helps if the two background orientations are symmetrical about a vertical axis (Wolfe and Friedman-Hill, Psychol. Sci. 3, 194-198, 1992). The experiments presented here show that it helps if the angles formed by the target with one of the distractor types are smaller than the angles formed by the two distractor orientations. These results illustrate that stimulus similarity is a complex concept even for a simple feature like orientation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0169-1015
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-207
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Visual search for oriented lines: the role of angular relations between targets and distractors.
pubmed:affiliation
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Clinical Cataract Research, Boston, MA 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't