Object correspondence across brief occlusion is established on the basis of both spatiotemporal and surface feature cues

Andrew Hollingworth; Steven L Franconeri

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2009.08.004

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Object correspondence across brief occlusion is established on the basis of both spatiotemporal and surface feature cues

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Object correspondence across brief occlusion is established on the basis of both spatiotemporal and surface feature cues

Andrew Hollingworth and Steven L Franconeri

Cognition, Vol.113(2), pp.150-166

2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2009.08.004

PMCID: PMC2764005

PMID: 19729155

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Abstract

The correspondence problem is a classic issue in vision and cognition. Frequent perceptual disruptions, such as saccades and brief occlusion, create gaps in perceptual input. How does the visual system establish correspondence between objects visible before and after the disruption? Current theories hold that object correspondence is established solely on the basis of an object’s spatiotemporal properties and that an object’s surface feature properties (such as color or shape) are not consulted in correspondence operations. In five experiments, we tested the relative contributions of spatiotemporal and surface feature properties to establishing object correspondence across brief occlusion. Correspondence operations were strongly influenced both by the consistency of an object’s spatiotemporal properties across occlusion and by the consistency of an object’s surface feature properties across occlusion. These data argue against the claim that spatiotemporal cues dominate the computation of object correspondence. Instead, the visual system consults multiple sources of relevant information to establish continuity across perceptual disruption.

Dynamic vision

Object correspondence

Object perception

Object persistence

Occlusion

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Title: Subtitle: Object correspondence across brief occlusion is established on the basis of both spatiotemporal and surface feature cues
Creators: Andrew Hollingworth - Department of Psychology, The University of Iowa, 11 Seashore Hall E, Iowa City, IA 52242-1407, USA
Steven L Franconeri - Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2710, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Cognition, Vol.113(2), pp.150-166
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2009.08.004
PMID: 19729155
PMCID: PMC2764005
NLM abbreviation: Cognition
ISSN: 0010-0277
eISSN: 1873-7838
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Language: English
Date published: 2009
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984213275702771

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