This study analyzed the effects of width, color, and direction in regard to the visibility of striped patterns by using an electronic-shuttered tachistoscope. As test stimuli, a roundshaped sample with both vertical and horizontal stripes was used. In the tests, four colors, namely, black, red, green, and blue were used, and each of the 16 patterns was silk-printed on paper. These patterns were photographed into 35mm color slides, and then shown as stimuli according to the 10 predetermined different lengths of exposure time, from 1 ms to 30 ms. The results revealed that at the stage of the shortest exposure time of 1 ms, almost all the judgments of width and direction were correct and that little judgment change due to increases in exposure time was recognized. Only, color judgements revealed a remarkable increase in the flequency of correct responses as exposure time increased, but the judgments proved different according to the stimulus colors used. The effects of width were recognizable only in judging blue, which was the most difficult stimulus color to judge.
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