VISUAL ILLUSION PROBLEMS.

Abstract

A literature search was made concerning purely visual illusions which might originate from lighting or marking of aircraft and which might induce pilots to become involved in near-misses or collisions. A number of areas were identified as potentially capable of causing illusions to pilots. These included the geometrical illusion; after-effects with particular reference to figural after-effects; hypnogogic hallucinations; expectancy (or mental set) and unexpected events; interactions between kinesthetic and visual stimuli; personality variables in response to after-effects and illusions. Recommendations are made for a wide variety of researches but specific attention is drawn to making improvements in the way pilots are taught to utilize their visual sense and research on after-images and figural after-effects. These two effects have received little aviation-related research but hold some likelihood of being a serious source of illusory perception to pilots. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0711766

Entities

People

  • George E. Rowland
  • Joseph F. Snyder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Collisions
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Literature
  • Memory Devices
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Neurologic Manifestations
  • Perception
  • Personality
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Symptoms And General Pathology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.