Evolved navigation theory and the descent illusion
Evolved navigation theory and the descent illusion
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10.3758/bf03193756
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2007-04-01
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Cormack, Lawrence K.
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Jackson, Russell E.;Cormack, Lawrence K.
研究人员通常认为，与其他距离知觉一样，身高知觉是由所有相同的机制产生的(Avraamdes，Loomis，Klatzky，&Golledge，2004；Foley，Ribeiro-Filho，&Da Silva，2004；Wu，Ooi，&He，2004)。进化航海理论(ENT)提出，自然选择已经区分了一些心理过程，包括高度知觉，以应对坠落的导航结果。我们在两个实验中测试了三种理论的预测。只有耳鼻喉科预测从垂直表面的顶部比从底部感觉到的高度更高(因为下降比上升更容易导致坠落)。在整个实验中，受试者从顶部观看时的垂直距离比从底部观看时平均大32%。我们讨论了选定的含义，并建议耳鼻喉科联合孤立的发现，包括垂直-水平错觉。
Researchers often assume that height perception results from all of the same mechanisms as does other distance perception (Avraamides, Loomis, Klatzky, & Golledge, 2004; Foley, Ribeiro-Filho, & Da Silva, 2004; Wu, Ooi, & He, 2004). Evolved navigation theory (ENT) proposes that natural selection has differentiated some psychological processes, including height perception, in response to the navigational outcome of falling. We tested predictions from three theories in two experiments. Only ENT predicted greater height perceived from the top than from the bottom of a vertical surface (because descent results in falls more often than does ascent). Participants across experiments perceived an average of 32% greater vertical distance when viewing from the top than when viewing from the bottom. We discuss selected implications and suggest ENT for uniting isolated findings, including the vertical-horizontal illusion.