Lightness, brightness, and brightness contrast: 2. Reflectance variation

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Abstract

Changes of annulus luminance in traditional disk-and-annulus patterns can be perceived to be either reflectance or illuminance changes. In the present experiments, we examined the effect of varying annulus reflectance. In Experiment 1, we placed test and standard patch-and-surround patterns in identical Mondrian patchworks. Only the luminance of the test surround changed from trial to triaL., appearing as reflectance variation under constant illumination. Lightness matches were identical to brightness matches, as expected. In Experiment 2, we used only the patch and surround (no Mondrian). Instructions said that the illumination would change from trial to trial. Lightness and brightness-contrast data were identical; illumination gradients were indistinguishable from reflectance gradients. In Experiment 3, the patterns were the same, but the instructions said that the shade of gray of the test surround would change from trial to trial. Lightness matches were identical to brightness matches, again confirming the ambiguity of disk-and-annulus patterns. © 1993 Psychonomic Society, Inc.

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Arend, L. E., & Spehar, B. (1993). Lightness, brightness, and brightness contrast: 2. Reflectance variation. Perception & Psychophysics, 54(4), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211768

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