Figure 2.
Pre/post-testing 2-contrast detection at the center vs. the periphery: A yes–no paradigm. The stimuli consist of a slant (45 degrees) Gabor patch target, whereas above and below the Gabor there are 2 constant orthogonal high-contrast (90%) flankers. The target and the orthogonal flankers are separated by 7λ. The stimuli appear randomly at 3 locations (mixed-by-trial): center, 4 degrees upper left or 4 degrees lower right, while the participant continuously looks at the center. The contrast amplitude of the target is changed randomly to 6, 8, and 12% at the center and 16, 24, and 32% at the periphery. (a) An example of central target appearances. (b) An example of central target disappearances.