Hemisphere
asymmetries in the perception and memory of random forms
T. Hatta |
The
present investigation was designed to examine a role of perceptual
(Exp. I) and memory (Exp. II) processes on the occurrence of laterality
effects. In Exp. I, the Ss made the "same or different" jugdement
with respect to a pair of random farms which were successively presented
to the right and left visual fields. The condition in which stimuli
were presented to the right visual field first and to the left visual
field second produced more errors than the converse condition. In
Exp. II, the Ss formed matching judgements on a pair of forms which
were serially presented to the same visual fields with a long delay
interval. The right visual field condition produced more errors than
the left visual field condition. This tendency was outstanding when
the delay interval was comparatively long. The findings of the two
experiments suggest that both factors, memory and perceptual, contribute
to a laterality effect in the recognition of non-verbal materials.
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