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The contribution of linear perspective cues and texture gradients in the perceptual rescaling of stimuli inside a Ponzo illusion corridor


Autoři: Gizem Y. Yildiz aff001;  Irene Sperandio aff002;  Christine Kettle aff003;  Philippe A. Chouinard aff001
Působiště autorů: Department of Psychology and Counselling, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia aff001;  School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom aff002;  Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, School of Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia aff003
Vyšlo v časopise: PLoS ONE 14(10)
Kategorie: Research Article
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223583

Souhrn

We examined the influence of linear perspective cues and texture gradients in the perceptual rescaling of stimuli over a highly-salient Ponzo illusion of a corridor. We performed two experiments using the Method of Constant Stimuli where participants judged the size of one of two rings. In experiment 1, one ring was presented in the upper visual-field at the end of the corridor and the other in the lower visual-field at the front of the corridor. The perceived size of the top and bottom rings changed as a function of the availability of linear perspective and textures. In experiment 2, only one ring was presented either at the top or the bottom of the image. The perceived size of the top but not the bottom ring changed as a function of the availability of linear perspective and textures. In both experiments, the effects of the cues were additive. Perceptual rescaling was also stronger for the top compared to the bottom ring. Additional eye-tracking revealed that participants tended to gaze more in the upper than the lower visual-field. These findings indicate that top-down mechanisms provide an important contribution to the Ponzo illusion. Nonetheless, additional maximum likelihood estimation analyses revealed that linear perspective fulfilled a greater contribution in experiment 2, which is suggestive of a bottom-up mechanism. We conclude that both top-down and bottom-up mechanisms play important roles. However, the former seems to fulfil a more prominent role when both stimuli are presented in the image.

Klíčová slova:

Analysis of variance – Eyes – Sensory perception – Vision – Sensory cues – Attention – Visual system – Texture


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