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Visual detection of line segments: an object-superiority effect

Weisstein, Naomi, Harris, Charles S.·1974·Science

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Observers identified a briefly flashed line segment more accurately when it was part of a drawing that looked unitary and three-dimensional than when the line was in one of several less coherent flat designs.

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  • The Object Superiority Effect is that we perceive and interpret whole objects faster and more effectively than the individual elements that make up these objects.

    “An example of our superior perceptual-motor abilities is the Object Superiority Effect: we perceive and interpret whole objects faster and more effective than the (more simple) individual elements that make up these objects (Weisstein and Harris, 1974; McClelland, 1978; Williams and Weisstein, 1978; Pomerantz, 1981).”

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Authors
Weisstein, N., & Harris, C. S.
Affiliations
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Venue
Science
Published
1974-11-22
Volume
186
Issue
4165
Pages
752-755
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2026041484
Cited by
253
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 7
FWCI
4.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
Keywords
visual detection, line segments, visual perception, figure-ground perception, 3D perception, visual coherence
MeSH terms
Discrimination, Psychological, Fixation, Ocular, Form Perception, Humans, Orientation, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Space Perception

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