Ordinal configural cues combine with metric disparity in depth perception
Ordinal configural cues combine with metric disparity in depth perception
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DOI:
10.1167/5.6.5
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Palmer, SE
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作者:
Burge, J;Peterson, MA;Palmer, SE
Prior research on the combination of depth cues generally assumes that different cues must be in the same units for meaningful combination to occur. We investigated whether the geometrically ordinal cues of familiarity and convexity influence depth perception when unambiguous metric information is provided by binocular disparity. We used bipartite, random dot stereograms with a central luminance edge shaped like a face in profile. Disparity specified that the edge and dots on one side were closer than the dots on the other side. Configural cues suggested that the familiar, face-shaped region was closer than the unfamiliar side. Configural cues caused an increase in perceived depth for a given disparity signal when they were consistent with disparity and a decrease in perceived depth when they were inconsistent. Thus, geometrically ordinal configural cues can quantitatively influence a metric depth cue. Implications for the combination of configural and depth cues are discussed.