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Tests were made of the influence of target luminance, target and mask luminance, retinal position, and observer’s task on visual backward masking by a patterned mask. U-shaped masking functions were obtained when the performance of observers was equated through manipulation of either the experimental task or the retinal position of the target.
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Research was partially supported by a grant from the Social and Rehabilitation Service to the second author.
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Purcell, D.G., Stewart, A.L., Davis, J. et al. U-shaped masking functions under backward masking by pattern mask. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 498–500 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333312
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