Perceptual organization and focused attention: The role of objects and proximity in visual processing

1991/05/01 by Arthur F. Kramer, Andrew Jacobson · 393 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Cognitive psychology #Color perception and design #Communication #N2pc #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Neuroscience #Perception #Psychology #Visual perception #Visual perception and processing mechanisms #Visual processing

paper · pdf · doi:10.3758/bf03206750

published in Perception & Psychophysics 50(3), 267-284 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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