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The breakdown of binocular fusion (doubling of image) as a function of increasing lateral separation of dichoptically presented images was explored as a metric for an operational definition of “good figure.” It was found that those patterns constructed so as to reflect the Gestalt principles of good figure were significantly more resistant to this type of distortion than were patterns whose configurational properties generally reflect “poor figure.”
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KOFFKA, K. Principles of Gestalt psychology. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1935.
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1. This research was supported by NIMH Grant No. MH 12749-01 and the University of South Florida Research Council.
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Cowan, R.F., Bliss, W.D. Resistance to distortion as a metric for pattern goodness. Psychon Sci 9, 481–482 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330907
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