Irrelevance of figural identity for resolving ambiguities in apparent motion

To examine the degree to which form perception affects the formation of apparent-motion experience, 26 undergraduates were presented with 9 ambiguous apparent-motion situations, where the elements of each single flash were various figures. One of the interpretations of each situation preserved the figural identity of the figure across flashes. It was found that figural identity did not have any effect on determining the type of motion experienced, except when the figural analysis involved was relatively simple. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).