PSYCHOPHYSICAL RELATIONS IN THE VISUAL PERCEPTION OF LENGTH, AREA AND VOLUME

Abstract

Subjective length, area and volume as functions of the corresponding stimulus variables were studied in three experiments. The exponents of the psychophysical power functions scattered around 1 for perception of real space. For perspective drawings of cubes and spheres, however, the exponents were about 0.75. It was tentatively concluded that perspective is an insufficient cue to visual volume. The results are discussed with special reference to certain cartographic symbols representing population magnitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1960
Accession Number
AD0262148

Entities

People

  • Gosta Ekman
  • Kenneth Junge

Organizations

  • Stockholm University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Mental Processes
  • Perception
  • Visual Perception

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space