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Two experiments tested six predictions derived from the assumptions underlying the luminance summation-contrast reduction explanation for certain instances of forward and backward masking effects. The predictions concerned the circumstances under which masking would occur and also that forward masking would be more extensive than backward masking under specified luminance arrangements. All six predictions were confirmed.
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This investigation was supported by Public Health Service research grant MH-1206 and a Public Health Service research career program award K6-MH-22, 014.
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Eriksen, C.W. Temporal luminance summation effects in backward and forward masking. Perception & Psychophysics 1, 87–92 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210033
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