title: The role of background in mediating apparent movement.
abstract: The spatial structure of the background upon which figures engage in apparent movement has been a neglected variable in research. In this pilot study, the presence of a sine-wave-grating as background had a strong influence on the quality of apparent movement that was perceived by 3 observers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Ripon College, WI 54971, USA. petersikt@acad.ripon.edu
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Petersik
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception; D009903:Optical Illusions; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011601:Psychophysics