Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2003
Publication Title
Perception
Volume
32
Issue Number
12
First Page
1423
Last Page
1440
DOI
10.1068/p5019
Keywords
distance, texture discontinuities
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract
Sinai et al (1998 Nature 395 497 - 500) showed that less distance is perceived along a ground surface that spans two differently textured regions than along a surface that is uniformly textured. We examined the effect of texture continuity on judged distance using computer-generated displays of simulated surfaces in five experiments. Discontinuities were produced by using different textures, the same texture reversed in contrast, or the same texture shifted horizontally. The simulated surface was either a ground plane or a frontoparallel plane. For all textures and both orientations, less distance was judged in the discontinuous conditions than in continuous conditions. We propose that when a surface contains a texture discontinuity, a small area adjacent to the perceived boundary is excluded from judged distances.
Recommended Citation
Cary S. Feria, M. L. Braunstein, and G. J. Andersen. "Judging distance across texture discontinuities" Perception (2003): 1423-1440. https://doi.org/10.1068/p5019
Comments
Copyright © 2003 Pion Ltd..The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Perception, volume 32, pages 1423-1400, 2003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p5019.