Q. What is visual acuity?

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Q. How is visual acuity typically measured?

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Q. According to the law of size constancy, what happens to our perception of an object's size as its visual angle changes?

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Q. What cues can be used to determine the relative positions and distances of objects in a scene?

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Q. What is the relationship between familiarity and perception of an object's size and distance?

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Q. What is luminance?

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Q. How does luminance affect visual acuity?

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Q. What is flicker in visual perception?

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Q. How many hues can the average person discriminate?

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Q. Which part of the eye is best for color vision?

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Q. Approximately what percentage of males and females suffer from color blindness?

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Q. What is the main function of visual processing?

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Q. How does visual processing affect our perception of color and brightness?

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Q. What role do expectations play in visual perception?

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Q. What does the proofreading illusion demonstrate?

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Q. What are the two main stages of the reading process?

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Q. What percentage of the time elapsed during reading is accounted for by fixations?

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Q. How are familiar words recognized during reading?

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Q. According to experiments, what font sizes and line lengths are equally legible for reading?

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Q. What is the effect of negative contrast (dark characters on a light screen) on legibility?

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