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In a test of Noton and Stark’s 11971) contention that visual display recognition depends upon the duplication of the fixation sequence initially used in viewing the display, recognition performance and reaction times were recorded for six subjects in a visual recognition task. The task involved initial sequential presentation of elements of a display followed by presentation of a recognition probe that either did or did not duplicate the initial presentation sequence. Either performance or reaction times, or both, suffered when the initial presentation sequence was not duplicated, lending some support to Noton and Stark’s position. However, these differences were less pronounced when the recognition probe was displayed for a longer time, indicating that non-sequence-dependent processes may become increasingly important at longer viewing times.
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Whiteside, J.A. Visual display recognition and the duplication of inspection sequences. Perception & Psychophysics 23, 350–355 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199721
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