Maurice Hershenson

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Maurice Hershenson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice Hershenson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maurice Hershenson's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (15 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (5 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers). Maurice Hershenson is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (15 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (5 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers). Maurice Hershenson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Maurice Hershenson's co-authors include Ralph Norman Haber, Michael Thompson, David H. Raab, Elizabeth Fehrer, William Kessen, Harry Munsinger, Raymond A. Knight, David Elliott, Dara S. Manoach and Judith F. Kroll and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Maurice Hershenson

38 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Psychology of Visual Perception 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Psychology of Visual Perception
    1976 387 citations Ralph Norman Haber, Maurice Hershenson et al. profile →

Peers

Maurice Hershenson
William Schiff United States
Richard Langton Gregory United Kingdom
Edward C. Carterette United States
P. C. Dodwell Canada
A. H. C. van der Heijden Netherlands
Philip Salapatek United States
Morton P. Friedman United States
Alberta S. Gilinsky United States
Robert Efron United States
Bradley S. Gibson United States
William Schiff United States
Maurice Hershenson
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Countries citing papers authored by Maurice Hershenson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maurice Hershenson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice Hershenson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maurice Hershenson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maurice Hershenson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Maurice Hershenson. Maurice Hershenson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hershenson, Maurice. (2003). A trick of the moonlight. Nature. 421(6924). 695–695. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Raymond A., Dara S. Manoach, David Elliott, & Maurice Hershenson. (2000). Perceptual organization in schizophrenia: The processing of symmetrical configurations.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 109(4). 575–587. 24 indexed citations
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Knight, Raymond A., Dara S. Manoach, David Elliott, & Maurice Hershenson. (2000). Perceptual organization in schizophrenia: The processing of symmetrical configurations.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 109(4). 575–587. 40 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1993). Linear and rotation motion aftereffects as a function of inspection duration. Vision Research. 33(14). 1913–1919. 25 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1993). Structural Constraints: Further Evidence from Apparent Motion in Depth. Perception. 22(3). 323–334. 2 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1992). The perception of shrinking in apparent motion. Perception & Psychophysics. 52(6). 671–675. 2 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1992). Size-distance invariance: Kinetic invariance is different from static invariance. Perception & Psychophysics. 51(6). 541–548. 12 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1991). Explaining the Avocado Illusion. Science. 251(4997). 1005–1005. 6 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1989). Duration, time constant, and decay of the linear motion aftereffect as a function of inspection duration. Perception & Psychophysics. 45(3). 251–257. 57 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1987). Visual system responds to rotational and size-change components of complex proximal motion patterns. Perception & Psychophysics. 42(1). 60–64. 18 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1982). Moon illusion and spiral aftereffect: Illusions due to the loom-zoom system?. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 111(4). 423–440. 14 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice & Joan M. Ryder. (1982). Perceived Symmetry and Visual Matching. The American Journal of Psychology. 95(4). 669–669. 7 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1982). Moon illusion and spiral aftereffect: Illusions due to the loom-zoom system?. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 111(4). 423–440. 12 indexed citations
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Kroll, Judith F. & Maurice Hershenson. (1980). Two stages in visual matching.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 34(1). 49–61. 15 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1980). Guessing instructions, experience with stimuli, and array structure in tachistoscopic letter identification.. PubMed. 93(4). 657–63.
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Tronick, Edward Z. & Maurice Hershenson. (1979). Size-distance perception in preschool children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 27(1). 166–184. 13 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice, et al.. (1974). Functional characteristics of visual persistence predicted by a two-factor theory of backward masking.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 103(2). 249–254. 9 indexed citations
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Haber, Ralph Norman & Maurice Hershenson. (1965). Effects of repeated brief exposures on the growth of a percept.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 69(1). 40–46. 78 indexed citations
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Hershenson, Maurice. (1962). Reaction time as a measure of intersensory facilitation.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 63(3). 289–293. 325 indexed citations
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Haber, Ralph Norman, Maurice Hershenson, & David J. Schroeder. (1962). Apparatus Note: Use of an IBM 024 or 026 Card Punch for Simultaneous Stimulus Programming and Response Recording. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 15(3). 627–630. 5 indexed citations

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