Perceived slant of binocularly viewed large-scale surfaces: A common model from explicit and implicit measures

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Li, Zhi ^a   Durgin, Frank H ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binocular disparity; Exocentric distance perception; Perceptual scale expansion; Slant perception; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; VISION;

ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251551388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.14.1     Document Type: Article

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