Xref: utzoo comp.cog-eng:1880 sci.psychology:4448 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!otter.hpl.hp.com!hpltoad!ghiggins!gjh From: gjh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,sci.psychology Subject: Re: Request for reference on visual recognition (by Harmon?) Message-ID: Date: 1 Mar 91 16:25:54 GMT References: <3236@canisius.UUCP> Sender: news@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Usenet News Administrator) Distribution: usa Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK. Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: tami@canisius.UUCP's message of 25 Feb 91 22:43:18 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: ghiggins.hpl.hp.com ++ I'm trying to find a study mentioned by Alan Kay in his ++ talk, "Doing with Symbols Makes Images". He mentions a study by ++ Harmon where 30 people were shown 10,000 photos for about 10 seconds ++ and 30 days later were able to tell with 90% accuracy whether ++ or not they had seen the photo before. Hmm, I have the following reference, it may be along the right lines ... Standing, L. (1973) Learning 10,000 pictures. Q.J.Exp.Psych 25. pp 207-222. Graham ====== ------------------------------------------------------------------ Graham Higgins | gjh%ghiggins@hpl.hp.co.uk Hewlett-Packard Labs | gjh%ghiggins@hplb.hpl.hp.com Filton Road, Stoke Gifford | gjh%hplb.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa Bristol, U.K. | ...!mcvax!ukc!hplb!gjh Tel: +44 272 799910 x24014 Fax: +44 272 790554 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: My opinions above are exactly that, mine and opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------