An Experimental Study of Mirror Reversal

本研究的目的是通过比较Takano（1989）的多过程镜像反转理论与其他理论的有效性。这项研究首次证实，有些人无法识别自己镜像的左右颠倒。多过程理论预测这些人会认出字母的镜像反转，而所有其他理论预测这些人也不会认出字母的镜像反转。本研究向102名学生展示了不同的镜像，发现33.3%的学生不认识自己镜像的镜像反转，而100%的学生都能认识字母的镜像反转。这些结果无疑支持多过程理论。

The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of Takano's (1989) multi-process theory of mirror reversal by comparing it to the other theories. This study first confirmed that some people do not recognize left-right mirror reversal of their own mirror images. The multi-process theory predicted that those people would recognize mirror reversal of letters, whereas all the other theories predicted that those people would not recognize mirror reversal of letters, either. This study showed 102 students various mirror images, and found that 33.3% of them did not recognize mirror reversal of their own mirror images, whereas 100% of them did recognize mirror reversal of letters. These results unmistakably endorse the multi-process theory.