| Seeing mountains in mole hills: geographical-slant perception. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11554677 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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When observers face directly toward the incline of a hill, their awareness of the slant of the hill is greatly overestimated, but motoric estimates are much more accurate. The present study examined whether similar results would be found when observers were allowed to view the side of a hill. Observers viewed the cross-sections of hills in real (Experiment 1) and virtual (Experiment 2) environments and estimated the inclines with verbal estimates, by adjusting the cross-section of a disk, and by adjusting a board with their unseen hand to match the inclines. We found that the results for cross-section viewing replicated those found when observers directly face the incline. Even though the angles of hills are directly evident when viewed from the side, slant perceptions are still grossly overestimated. |
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Authors:
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D R Proffitt; S H Creem; W D Zosh |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological science Volume: 12 ISSN: 0956-7976 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Sci Publication Date: 2001 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-09-13 Completed Date: 2001-10-11 Revised Date: 2011-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9007542 Medline TA: Psychol Sci Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 418-23 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22904-4400, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Discrimination Learning Female Humans Judgment Male Orientation* Psychophysics Size Perception* Social Environment* User-Computer Interface* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH52640/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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M K Kaiser / NASA ARC |
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