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Random polygons were generated in a manner that permitted us to test whether unfamiliar patterns were discriminated on the basis of their most complex or simplest local features. Results showed that subjects based discrimination primarily on the most complex local features, although the simpler features were not entirely ignored. This tendency persisted, although subjects had ample opportunity to learn that the complex and simple local features provided equally reliable cues for discrimination.
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This research was supported by USPHS Grant No. MH 17309 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Pasnak, R., Tyer, Z.E. Complex local features as determinants of pattern discrimination. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 24, 41–43 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330498
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330498