title: A simple test of the "anchoring account" of simultaneous contrast.
abstract: An "anchoring account" of the classic simultaneous contrast demonstration, first elucidated by Gilchrist et al. (1999) and most recently endorsed by Gilchrist (2014), is tested by adding a small white square to the black half of the display and a small black square to the white half of the display. The alteration should eliminate the effect, which, however, appears unaffected.
authors.forename: Lydia M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Maniatis
mesh_terms: D015350:Contrast Sensitivity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D011582:Psychological Theory; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*