Representational momentum and memory for luminance. 1996

J C Brehaut, and S P Tipper
Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. jbrehaut@cortex.psych.ubc.ca

Representational momentum (RM) is a distortion in memory for the final position of an object in the direction implied by a set of discrete inducing displays (J.J. Freyd, 1987; J.J. Freyd & R.A. Finke, 1984). The effect has been shown under a wide variety of circumstances, which has led to assertions that it is a general enough phenomenon to extend to virtually any dimension of change. It is reported here that decisions about luminance seem not to be subject to RM. Instead, a robust effect in the direction opposite to that predicted by the RM hypothesis was observed. It is argued that RM might be more usefully considered limited to dimensions of change correlated with motion in the real world, and some initial hypotheses as to the nature of the mechanism underlying this new luminance effect are presented.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009039 Motion Perception The real or apparent movement of objects through the visual field. Movement Perception,Perception, Motion,Perception, Movement
D009903 Optical Illusions An illusion of vision usually affecting spatial relations. Illusion, Optical,Illusions, Optical,Optical Illusion
D009949 Orientation Awareness of oneself in relation to time, place and person. Cognitive Orientation,Mental Orientation,Psychological Orientation,Cognitive Orientations,Mental Orientations,Orientation, Cognitive,Orientation, Mental,Orientation, Psychological,Orientations,Orientations, Cognitive,Orientations, Mental,Orientations, Psychological,Psychological Orientations
D010364 Pattern Recognition, Visual Mental process to visually perceive a critical number of facts (the pattern), such as characters, shapes, displays, or designs. Recognition, Visual Pattern,Visual Pattern Recognition
D010469 Perceptual Distortion Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions. Distortion, Perceptual,Distortions, Perceptual,Perceptual Distortions
D011597 Psychomotor Performance The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. Perceptual Motor Performance,Sensory Motor Performance,Visual Motor Coordination,Coordination, Visual Motor,Coordinations, Visual Motor,Motor Coordination, Visual,Motor Coordinations, Visual,Motor Performance, Perceptual,Motor Performance, Sensory,Motor Performances, Perceptual,Motor Performances, Sensory,Perceptual Motor Performances,Performance, Perceptual Motor,Performance, Psychomotor,Performance, Sensory Motor,Performances, Perceptual Motor,Performances, Psychomotor,Performances, Sensory Motor,Psychomotor Performances,Sensory Motor Performances,Visual Motor Coordinations
D011939 Mental Recall The process whereby a representation of past experience is elicited. Recall, Mental
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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