The finding that completion takes measurable time previously has been demonstrated using perceptual classification techniques (Ringach & Shapley, 1996; Shore & Enns, 1997), priming methods (Guttman et al., 2003; Sekuler & Palmer, 1992), and visual search (Gegenfurtner et al., 1997; Rauschenberger & Yantis, 2001).
-- Guttman & Kellman 2004, pp.1812
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