How Could One Best Tell If Curvature Is Truly a Primitive

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Multiple Choice

How could one best tell if curvature is truly a primitive perceptual feature?

• A) One could determine whether the threshold for curvature is lower than for other attributes, such as color.
• B) One could determine whether or not the observer can describe a curved line in detail.
• C) One could note how quickly a stimulus with one type of curvature is noticed in an array of stimuli made up of a different type of curvature.
• D) One could ask an observer to stare at a curved line and then note whether the observer experiences an afterimage effect from the curvature.

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