Multifaceted Study on Flexibility of Adult Visual Perception
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19530658
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIKAWA Kazunori Osaka University, 大学院・人間科学研究科, 教授 (70312436)
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| Research Collaborator |
MATSUSHITA Soyogu 大阪大学, 教育実践センター, 助教 (00528367)
TOMITA Akitoshi 大阪大学, 大学院・人間科学研究科
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 知覚 / 視覚 / 柔軟性 / 順応 / 残効 / 顔 / 錯視 / 単純接触効果 / 記憶 |
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| Research Abstract |
First, the present study demonstrated the phenomenon that perceived shape of a face is influenced by seeing other faces in advance. Moreover, this "aftereffect" differs for faces and non-face objects. Second, it is well established that seeing the same faces several times increases their attractiveness. This phenomenon is called "mere exposure effect". The present study discovered that the mere exposure effect may generalize to previously unseen faces when they are averages of previously seen faces. Third, the present study showed that perceived length or size of an object is affected by its own shape and adjacent contours. Thus, it is shown that the human visual system adapts flexibly to the ever-changing environment by adjusting visual perception using stimuli which are either temporally or spatially adjacent to the focal stimuli.
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