Navon figure
Larger shape built out of smaller, distinct shapes. e.g a large "N" drawn in small "a"s
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A letter T (global) composed of repeat copies of the letter S (local).
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The Navon effect
Reading Navon figures has been found to affect a range of tasks. It has been shown that just 5 minutes reading out the small letters of Navon figures has a detrimental effect on face recognition. The size of the Navon effect has been found to be influenced by the properties of the image. The effect is short lived (lasting less than a couple of minutes).
The Navon effect has also been observed in other tasks such as golf putting where reading the small Navon letters leads to poorer putting performance.
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