?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Perceptual+learning+of+dot+pattern&rft.creator=Shao%2C+Z.+F.&rft.creator=He%2C+M.+X.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Dot+pattern+is+a+type+of+pattern+defined+by+specific+spatial+relationship+among+some+dots.+As+a+compensation+for+concrete+and+meaningful+visual+stimuli%2C+meaningless+dot+pattern+can+be+used+as+stimuli+in+learning+tasks.+We+performed+an+experiment+for+exploring+the+perceptual+learning+process+of+dot+pattern+against+random-dot+background.+Participants+were+required+to+learn+two+types+of+dot+patterns+(9-dot+and+11-dot).+They+were+assigned+to+two+groups%3A+participants+in+Group+1+learned+9-dot+pattern+first+and+11-dot+pattern+later%2C+while+those+in+Group+2+learned+11-dot+pattern+first+and+9-dot+pattern+later.+The+results+showed+that+participants+could+acquire+the+spatial+relationship+of+dot+pattern+through+perceptual+learning+in+relatively+short+learning+time.+In+comparison+with+9-dot+pattern%2C+learning+time+of+11-dot+pattern+was+slightly+longer+and+its+accuracy+rate+lower%2C+but+there+was+significant+positive+transfer+effect+from+11-dot+pattern+learning+to+9-dot+learning.&rft.date=2007-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5665%2F1%2FPerceptual_learning_of_dot_pattern.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shao%2C+Z.+F.+and+He%2C+M.+X.++(2007)+Perceptual+learning+of+dot+pattern.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5665%2F