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<p>We report an effect of anomalous transparency that is similar to other phantom effects. In an experiment aimed at testing the combined role of (i) motion of the occluding surface and (ii) lightness contrast and polarity on the perception of anomalous transparency, we found that transparency is perceived only with low contrast, and enhanced when the occluding surface is moving. A tentative explanation is suggested, based on simultaneous lightness contrast as a segregation factor and on motion as an integration factor, and discussed in light of previous studies conducted in the theoretical framework of Gestalt theories in perception.</p>
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We report an effect of anomalous transparency that is similar to other phantom effects. In an experiment aimed at testing the combined role of (i) motion of the occluding surface and (ii) lightness contrast and polarity on the perception of anomalous transparency, we found that transparency is perceived only with low contrast, and enhanced when the occluding surface is moving. A tentative explanation is suggested, based on simultaneous lightness contrast as a segregation factor and on motion as an integration factor, and discussed in light of previous studies conducted in the theoretical framework of Gestalt theories in perception.

The Combined Effect of Motion and Lightness Contrast on Anomalous Transparency

Department of Psychology, Milan Center for Neuroscience

Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics

Gestalt Theory

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We report an effect of anomalous transparency that is similar to other phantom effects. In an experiment aimed at testing the combined role of (i) motion of...

The Combined Effect of Motion and Lightness Contrast on Anomalous Transparency

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 147 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0002

Keywords
Anomalous-Transparency, Rosenbach-effect, Visual-phantoms, Petter-effect

© 2022 Rossana Actis-Grosso et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Combined Effect of Motion and Lightness Contrast on Anomalous Transparency

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 147 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0002

KeywordsAnomalous-Transparency, Rosenbach-effect, Visual-phantoms, Petter-effect

© 2022 Rossana Actis-Grosso et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Anomalous-Transparency, Rosenbach-effect, Visual-phantoms, Petter-effect