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Ten adult subjects viewed six novel visual forms presented tachistoscopically such that only one or several visual fixations on the target were possible. Recognition memory for the targets was significantly better when the subject was allowed several fixations, even though the targets were presented for the same total duration. The results were interpreted as supporting Hebb’s (1949) theory of perceptual learning.
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This research was supported in part by a R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship while the author was at Queen’s University. The assistance of Mark Calahan and Dianne Petrachuk is gratefully acknowledged, as are the critical comments of Drs. J. Adam, D. E. Creighton, R. E. Dewar, E. S. Edgington, J. Ells, and G. Rowland. This paper is sponsored by R. E. Dewar, who takes full editorial responsibility for its contents.
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Creighton, T.D. Recognition memory for novel forms following continuous or intermittent tachistoscopic viewing. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 182–184 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335119
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