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Horizontal and vertical distance perception: the discorded-orientation theory

A Higashiyama. Percept Psychophys. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

We sought the conditions where the horizontal-vertical illusion (HVI) takes place outdoors in an open field. Longitudinal distance from a subject to a building wall was adjusted to appear equal to the vertical or horizontal distance on the wall. To examine validity of previous theories (physiology, frame, depth, and gravity theories), boundary of visual field (ellipse and circle), bodily orientation (upright and lying), and orientation of visual objects (normal, 90 degrees-tilted, and inverse) were manipulated in eight experiments. These three independent variables affected the HVI effects, but their effects were not explained by the previous theories. We therefore proposed a model on the basis of discord among the retinal, visual, and gravitational orientations. We also found that longitudinal distance was adjusted as being consistently larger than the standard distance. This result was explained by the reduction of cues to distance and the HVI effect.

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