An investigation into the aftereffects of simultaneously presented parallel contours was carried out to demonstrate the attraction of these contours. These attraction effects contrasted significantly with the repulsion effects obtained in the orthodox figural-aftereffect situation. An interpretation was offered in terms of the interaction of separate processes of primary adaptation and in terms of more complex processes of temporal comparison.
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