A new general explanation for u-shaped backward masking is analyzed and found to predict shifts in the interstimulus interval (ISI) that produces strongest masking. This predicted shift is then compared to six sets of masking data. The resulting comparisons force the general explanation to make certain assumptions to account for the data. In this way, the experimental data promote the development of a new theory of backward masking. The new theory suggests interpretations of the data that are sometimes novel, often more precise, and sometimes contrary to interpretations that are prevalent in the literature.

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开发一个新的反向掩蔽定量解释

对 u 形后向掩蔽的新一般解释进行了分析，并发现它可以预测产生最强掩蔽的刺激间间隔 (ISI) 的变化。然后将该预测偏移与六组掩蔽数据进行比较。由此产生的比较迫使一般解释做出某些假设来解释数据。这样，实验数据促进了反向掩蔽新理论的发展。新理论建议对数据的解释有时是新颖的，通常是更精确的，有时与文献中普遍的解释相反。