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Publication Date: 1990
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Understanding Perceptual Processes: Responses to a Weight-Illusion Task.
Shing, Marn-Ling; Winer, Gerald A.
Developmental Psychology, v26 n1 p121-27 Jan 1990
Two studies of children and adults investigated responses to a weight illusion task based on perceptual adaptation or contrast effects. Results showed improved performance only after the task was altered to highlight the relevance of the condition that produced the illusion. (RH)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cues, Individual Development, Perception, Performance Factors, Weight (Mass)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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