Data, suggesting that the exposure of pictorially relatively unsophisticated subjects to stereograms is likely to alleviate their difficulties in perception of pictorial depth in ordinary stimuli, are presented. It is suggested that this remedial measure may prove efficacious in populations that are experiencing such difficulties and are hence handicapped in their use of visual aids.
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