About Some Psychological Observations Made During Film Screenings

According to Wundt and his school of thought, the main principle in the perception of movement in stroboscopic discs and other similar equipment would lie in the intervention of reproduced elements of visual representations.¹ Even though I do not wish to enter the list of those who support this theory, I strongly believe that it is undeniable that associative processes do participate in this phenomenon and complete the impression, often inadequate, during motion picture screening. In fact, how could the perception of distance, size, direction, and speed of movement be acquired so rapidly, were it not for the help provided