Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1: Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
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Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1: Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
Psychology, Experimental
The reports as to the vividness of the rival images are somewhat
conflicting. Sometimes it is the moving object which was imaged with
the more vivid content, and sometimes the resting object. One report
runs: "The moving object had less color, but was more distinct in
outline than the stationary." Sometimes one of the positions of the
moving object was alone represented in the image, either the initial
position (on a level with the resting object) or a position lower
down. On the other hand, we read: "The image of the moved object
seemed at times a general image that reached clear down, sometimes
like a series of figures, and not very distinct; but sometimes the
series had very distinct outlines." In one case (the circle) the
image of the figure in its upper position remained, while the serial
repetitions referred to extended below. This, as might be supposed, is
the report of an exceptionally strong visualizer. In other cases the
object and its movements were not dissociated: "The moved object was
imaged as moving, and color and outline were retained." And again:
"Twice through the series I could see the image of the moving object
as it moved." "Image of moved object moved all the time."
TABLE XV.
1 2 3 4 5 Indiv. Av.
Gray Red Gray Yellow Gray Green Gray Blue Gray Violet Gray Colored.
I. 26 29 27.5 28.5 26.5 29 21.5 27.5 27.5 26.5 25.8 28.1
II. 35.5 36.5 45.5 53.5 53.5 53.5 53.5 53.5 55 55 48.6 50.4
III. 0 11 2.5 19 10.5 16 17.5 8.5 0 9 6.1 12.7
IV. 45 23.5 8 53.5 48 39 48 52 55.5 35 40.9 40.6
V. 55.5 55.5 42 53 50 56 52.5 50 44.5 56.5 49.1 54.2
VI. 22 33.5 29 36.5 28 43.5 26 37.5 39.5 29 28.9 36.0
VII. 38.5 39 56 56 49.5 54.5 47 47 45.5 50 47.3 49.3
VIII. 15 10.5 15 19.5 23 21 19.5 24 20.5 25 18.6 20.0
IX. 31.5 49 19 42.5 50 50 35.5 46 48 39 36.8 45.3
X. 19 33 14.5 37 29.5 23 17 37.5 23 31 20.6 32.3
XI. 11 49.5 8 51.5 9 43.5 35 43.5 24 47 17.4 47.0
27.18 33.64 24.27 40.95 34.32 39.00 33.91 38.82 34.82 36.64 30.90 37.81
General average: Gray, 30.90 sec.; colored, 37.81 sec.
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