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ERIC Number: EJ735337
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0096-1523
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The Efficiency of Feature-Based Subitization and Counting
Watson, Derrick G.; Maylor, Elizabeth A.; Bruce, Lucy A. M.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v31 n6 p1449-1462 Dec 2005
The enumeration of small numbers of objects (approximately 4) proceeds rapidly, accurately, and with little effort via a process termed subitization. Four experiments examined whether it was possible to subitize the number of features rather than objects present in a display. Overall, the findings showed that when features are presented randomly and are uncorrelated with object numerosity, efficient enumeration is not possible. This suggests that the visual system does not have parallel access to multiple feature maps and that subitization processes operate exclusively on representations coding the locations of objects. The data are discussed with respect to theories of visual enumeration and search.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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