Visual resolution: operational definitions with an eye towards historical precedence
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Visual resolution: operational definitions with an eye towards historical precedence
The perceptual task of ‘‘resolving’’ one from two objects can be operationally defined and measured psychophysically. However, experimental methods aside, terms used to describe the measurement can have historical significance and should be chosen carefully as Westheimer (in press) points out. The term in question in this case is ‘‘resolution’’ which historically involves describing the optical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vision Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0042-6989
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2004.09.030