Contrast discrimination function: Spatial cuing effects

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作者
Solomon, JA [1 ]
Lavie, N [1 ]
Morgan, MJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,DEPT PSYCHOL,LONDON WC1E 6BT,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1997年 / 14卷 / 09期
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10.1364/JOSAA.14.002443
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The effects of spatial cuing were measured for discriminating between an increment and a decrement on a target's pedestal contrast. Discrimination thresholds measured in the absence of a spatial cue were always higher than corresponding thresholds measured in the presence of a spatial cue, except when pedestal contrast was near zero. Uncued discrimination thresholds rose monotonically with pedestal contrast; cued discrimination thresholds formed a dipper function of pedestal contrast. A spatial-uncertainty model incorporating a nonlinear transducer produced similar results. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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