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global precedence CONCEPT
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the idea that, all else held equal, global features are perceived earlier than are local features of a given stimulus

Definition contributed by Anonymous

Asserted relationships to other concepts

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Tasks that are asserted to measure global precedence

Task Contrast Measure
global-local task
  • identification of global feature versus identification of local feature

Term BIBLIOGRAPHY

What does a compound letter tell the psychologist's mind?
Navon D
(Acta Psychol (Amst))
2003 Nov
The time-course of global precedence and consistency effects.
May JG, Gutierrez C, Harsin CA
(Int J Neurosci)
1995