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A source book of Gestalt psychology.On transparency.

A source book of Gestalt psychology.: On transparency. This paper deals with problems suggested by the following questions. Can there be in visual space a simultaneous perception of two objects one behind the other? When I look through a transparent object do I really see a complete, unbroken surface in front and absolutely at the same time another, more distant surface? Or is this the case: I see only parts of the nearer object, and, through gaps in its surface, parts of the other object and from these fractional sections I mentally construct the two surfaces? Further: are we able to see two complementary colours as one behind the other even though both are stimulating the same retinal area? It is easy from common experience with transparent glass or gelatine, to confuse the issue here. We are not referring to the "real space" in which, of course, one object is closer to the observer than the other. Our problem deals rather with phenomenal, visual space. (The complete version of this article appeared as "Experimentelle Untersuchungen über das simultane Hintereinanderehen auf derselben Sehrichtung" ["Untersuchung über die psychologischen Grundprobleme der Tiefenwahrnehmung, iii" Herausgegeben von F. Schumann], Zietschr. f. Psychol., 1923, 91, 145-235.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A source book of Gestalt psychology.On transparency.

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Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company
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Copyright © 1938 American Psychological Association
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89 –94
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10.1037/11496-006
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This paper deals with problems suggested by the following questions. Can there be in visual space a simultaneous perception of two objects one behind the other? When I look through a transparent object do I really see a complete, unbroken surface in front and absolutely at the same time another, more distant surface? Or is this the case: I see only parts of the nearer object, and, through gaps in its surface, parts of the other object and from these fractional sections I mentally construct the two surfaces? Further: are we able to see two complementary colours as one behind the other even though both are stimulating the same retinal area? It is easy from common experience with transparent glass or gelatine, to confuse the issue here. We are not referring to the "real space" in which, of course, one object is closer to the observer than the other. Our problem deals rather with phenomenal, visual space. (The complete version of this article appeared as "Experimentelle Untersuchungen über das simultane Hintereinanderehen auf derselben Sehrichtung" ["Untersuchung über die psychologischen Grundprobleme der Tiefenwahrnehmung, iii" Herausgegeben von F. Schumann], Zietschr. f. Psychol., 1923, 91, 145-235.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Aug 13, 2007

Keywords: transparency; Gestalt psychology; visual perception; visual space; color perception

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