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Autor/inn/en | Ooi, Teng Leng; He, Zijiang J. |
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Titel | A Distance Judgment Function Based on Space Perception Mechanisms: Revisiting Gilinsky's (1951) Equation |
Quelle | In: Psychological Review, 114 (2007) 2, S.441-454 (14 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0033-295X |
Schlagwörter | Geographic Location; Equations (Mathematics); Scientific Concepts; Theories; Evaluative Thinking; Perception; Predictor Variables |
Abstract | In her seminal article in "Psychological Review," A. S. Gilinsky (1951) successfully described the relationship between physical distance (D) and perceived distance (d) with the equation d = DA/(A + D), where A = constant. To understand its theoretical underpinning, the authors of the current article capitalized on space perception mechanisms based on the ground surface to derive the distance equation d = Hcosa/sin(a + ?), where H is the observer's eye height, a is the angular declination below the horizon, and ? is the slant error in representing the ground surface. Their equation predicts that (a) perceived distance is affected by the slant error in representing the ground surface; (b) when the slant error is small, the ground-based equation takes the same form as Gilinsky's equation; and (c) the parameter A in Gilinsky's equation represents the ratio of the observer's eye height to the sine of the slant error. These predictions were empirically confirmed, thus bestowing a theoretical foundation on Gilinsky's equation. (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |