What determines the perceived brightness of objects?

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Psychology

 

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Josefina N

 

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December 23, 2016

 

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University

 

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However, as this essay will discuss, the apparent brightness of objects is not entirely dependent upon the amount of light received from them and other factors are influential in the way we perceive brightness. Our perception of the brightness of objects often depends more on the luminance of adjacent objects and backgrounds than on the actual luminance of the object itself...
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Two surfaces reflecting the same physical amount of light to the eyes typically look differently bright if the surfaces are observed in surrounds that are themselves returning different amounts of light. This phenomenon is called simultaneous brightness contrast. This effect can be seen when two squares with exactly the same physical brightness are each surrounded by a larger square of different brightness...
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