The object of the experiment was to discover whether prior viewing of a rotating spiral would influence size comparison of two circles presented successively immediately after the spiral. Under conditions which elicit an aftereffect of 2.00 mm./sec., it was concluded that there was no appreciable effect on size comparison. Findings suggest the operation of two independent processes, one for spatial location (size), and one for motion.
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