Studying Recognition Dynamics of Monochrome Symbolic Images by a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation Method

Abstract

The paper describes the application of the rapid serial visual presentation (SRVP) method to study the dynamics of recognition time of visual stimuli by an untrained observer. The method is implemented on the basis of a specially developed program presenting stimulus material on a computer screen according to a given algorithm. Raster monochrome images of two letters of the Russian alphabet, depicted in two significantly different styles, acted as stimulus material. Presentation was carried out in a specialized viewing camera. When evaluating the results of the experiment, ruggedness was taken into account as a quantitative measure of the lettering. In the experiment, an increase in the recognition time of all types of stimuli with an increase in the number of presentations was found. Using the program greatly facilitated the experiment. © 2020 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.