When the Heart Grows Fonder: How Desires Bias Distance Perception

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Balcetis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Perception

Visually Directed Actions as Indicators of Distance Perception in Real and Virtual Environments

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia S. Sahm ◽  
Sarah H. Creem-Regehr ◽  
William B. Thompson ◽  
Peter Willemsen
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Distance Perception

Accurate distance perception assessed by two triangulation methods

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio S. Fukusima ◽  
Jack M. Loomis ◽  
Jose A. da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Distance Perception

scholarly journals The foggy effect of egocentric distance in a nonverbal paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Dong ◽  
Airui Chen ◽  
Yuting Zhang ◽  
Yangyang Zhang ◽  
Ming Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Perception ◽  
Matching Task ◽  
Egocentric Distance ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Estimation Task ◽  
Distance Range ◽  
Verbal Estimation ◽  
Vista Space ◽  
Visual Matching ◽  
Speed Perception

AbstractInaccurate egocentric distance and speed perception are two main explanations for the high accident rate associated with driving in foggy weather. The effect of foggy weather on speed has been well studied. However, its effect on egocentric distance perception is poorly understood. The paradigm for measuring perceived egocentric distance in previous studies was verbal estimation instead of a nonverbal paradigm. In the current research, a nonverbal paradigm, the visual matching task, was used. Our results from the nonverbal task revealed a robust foggy effect on egocentric distance. Observers overestimated the egocentric distance in foggy weather compared to in clear weather. The higher the concentration of fog, the more serious the overestimation. This effect of fog on egocentric distance was not limited to a certain distance range but was maintained in action space and vista space. Our findings confirm the foggy effect with a nonverbal paradigm and reveal that people may perceive egocentric distance more "accurately" in foggy weather than when it is measured with a verbal estimation task.

Estimating Distances in Action Space in Augmented Reality

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Holly C. Gagnon ◽  
Carlos Salas Rosales ◽  
Ryan Mileris ◽  
Jeanine K. Stefanucci ◽  
Sarah H. Creem-Regehr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Real World ◽  
Distance Measure ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Action Space ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Verbal Reports ◽  
Visual Matching ◽  
Microsoft Hololens ◽  
Real Person

Augmented reality ( AR ) is important for training complex tasks, such as navigation, assembly, and medical procedures. The effectiveness of such training may depend on accurate spatial localization of AR objects in the environment. This article presents two experiments that test egocentric distance perception in augmented reality within and at the boundaries of action space (up to 35 m) in comparison with distance perception in a matched real-world ( RW ) environment. Using the Microsoft HoloLens, in Experiment 1, participants in two different RW settings judged egocentric distances (ranging from 10 to 35 m) to an AR avatar or a real person using a visual matching measure. Distances to augmented targets were underestimated compared to real targets in the two indoor, RW contexts. Experiment 2 aimed to generalize the results to an absolute distance measure using verbal reports in one of the indoor environments. Similar to Experiment 1, distances to augmented targets were underestimated compared to real targets. We discuss these findings with respect to the importance of methodologies that directly compare performance in real and mediated environments, as well as the inherent differences present in mediated environments that are “matched” to the real world.

scholarly journals Call them COVIDiots: Exploring the effects of aggressive communication style and psychological distance in the communication of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 096366252198919
Author(s):  
Haoran Chu ◽  
Shupei Yuan ◽  
Sixiao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Norm ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aggressive Communication ◽  
Close Distance

This study examined the influences of perceived distance to communicator on the effects of aggressive style (i.e. personal attacks and intense languages) in communicating scientific issues such as COVID-19 to the public. With a multi-site experiment ( N = 464), we found that aggression led to a heightened violation of expected social norm regarding communication styles. However, the interpretation of violation varied depending on the individual’s perceived distance to the communicator. Close distance articulated the urgency and severity of COVID-19 risks conveyed with aggression, which further increased compliance with the message. Far distance perception amplified aggression’s negative influence on writer likeability. The findings showed that aggressive communication may generate positive outcomes when dealing with public understanding of scientific issues such as COVID-19, but communicators need to build a closer connection with their audience.

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