The contextual determination of apparent weight is here confirmed with a constant-stimuli procedure. S, judging weights lifted in his right hand, makes a short set of successive comparisons between a standard (s) and a series of variable (v) weights. Simultaneously, he lifts his left hand non-judged context-weights (cws) which provide differing backgrounds for s and v respectively. The cws prove to exert consistent effects on the apparent heavinesses of the judged weights, as reflected in the frequency with which every v in the series is judged lighter vs heavier than s.
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