A simple model describes large individual differences in simultaneous colour contrast

作者：Ekroll Vebjorn^*; Faul Franz

来源：Vision Research, 2009, 49(18): 2261-2272.

DOI：10.1016/j.visres.2009.06.015

• Simultaneous colour contrast
• Colour induction
• Crispening
• Gamut expansion effect
• Meyer's effect
• Kirschmann's 4th law
• von Kries gain control
• Individual differences
• Perceptual transparency

We report experimental evidence for substantial individual differences in the susceptibility to simultaneous colour contrast. Interestingly, we found that not only the general amount of colour induction varies across observers, but also the general shape of the curves describing asymmetric matching data. A simple model based on von Kries adaptation and crispening describes the data rather well when we regard its free parameters as observer specific. We argue that the von Kries component reflects the action of a temporal adaptation mechanism, while the crispening component describes the action of the instantaneous, purely spatial mechanism most appropriately labeled simultaneous colour contrast. An interesting consequence of this view is that traditional ideas about the general characteristics of simultaneous contrast must be considered as misleading. According to Kirschmann's 4th law, for instance, the simultaneous contrast effect should increase with increasing saturation of the surround, but crispening predicts the converse. Based on this reasoning, we offer a plausible explanation for the mixed evidence on the validity of Kirschmann's 4th law. We also argue that simultaneous contrast, the crispening effect, Meyer's effect and the gamut expansion effect are just different names for the same basic phenomenon.

• 出版日期2009-9-9