CONVERGENCE AS A CUE TO THE PERCEIVED DISTANCE OF OBJECTS IN A BINOCULAR CONFIGURATION

Abstract

The preceived absolute distance of binocularly observed objects as a function of convergence was measured by having subjects judge the distance of the binocular objects with respect to a monocularly observed alley containing adequate distance cues. It was found that the ability to perceive changes in distance with convergence was not improved by using several rather than a single binocular object. Also, the relation between perceived distance and convergence for a binocular object when this did occur was not independent of the presence of the other binocular objects in the configuration. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257952

Entities

People

  • Walter C. Gogel

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Binoculars
  • Convergence

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.