scholarly journals The role of effort and intention in distance perception

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 15-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K Witt ◽  
D. R Proffitt ◽  
W. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Distance Perception

The Role of Binocular Information for Distance Perception in Rear-Vision Systems

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Flannagan ◽  
Michael Sivak ◽  
Julie K. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Distance Perception ◽  
Vision Systems

scholarly journals The Mechanisms of Size Constancy

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 253-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Sperandio ◽  
Irene Sperandio ◽  
Philippe A. Chouinard
Keyword(s):  
Visual Experience ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Brain Area ◽  
Size Perception ◽  
Retinal Images ◽  
Size Constancy ◽  
Constant Size ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
The Brain

Size constancy is the result of cognitive scaling operations that enable us to perceive an object as having the same size when presented at different viewing distances. In this article, we review the literature on size and distance perception to form an overarching synthesis of how the brain might combine retinal images and distance cues of retinal and extra-retinal origin to produce a perceptual visual experience of a world where objects have a constant size. A convergence of evidence from visual psychophysics, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, electrophysiology and neuroimaging highlight the primary visual cortex (V1) as an important node in mediating size–distance scaling. It is now evident that this brain area is involved in the integration of multiple signals for the purposes of size perception and does much more than fulfil the role of an entry position in a series of hierarchical cortical events. We also discuss how information from other sensory modalities can also contribute to size–distance scaling and shape our perceptual visual experience.

scholarly journals The Role of Vision in Auditory Distance Perception

Perception ◽  
10.1068/p7153 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban R Calcagno ◽  
Ezequiel L Abregú ◽  
Manuel C Eguía ◽  
Ramiro Vergara
Keyword(s):  
Sound Source ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Auditory Perception ◽  
Horizontal Plane ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Apparent Distance ◽  
Multisensory Interaction ◽  
Auditory Distance

In humans, multisensory interaction is an important strategy for improving the detection of stimuli of different nature and reducing the variability of response. It is known that the presence of visual information affects the auditory perception in the horizontal plane (azimuth), but there are few researches that study the influence of vision in the auditory distance perception. In general, the data obtained from these studies are contradictory and do not completely define the way in which visual cues affect the apparent distance of a sound source. Here psychophysical experiments on auditory distance perception in humans are performed, including and excluding visual cues. The results show that the apparent distance from the source is affected by the presence of visual information and that subjects can store in their memory a representation of the environment that later improves the perception of distance.

scholarly journals The effect of navigation method and visual display on distance perception in a large-scale virtual building

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hengshan Li ◽  
Panagiotis Mavros ◽  
Jakub Krukar ◽  
Christoph Hölscher
Keyword(s):  
Optic Flow ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Visual Display ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Navigation Method ◽  
Environmental Distance

AbstractImmersive virtual reality (VR) technology has become a popular method for fundamental and applied spatial cognition research. One challenge researchers face is emulating walking in a large-scale virtual space although the user is in fact in a small physical space. To address this, a variety of movement interfaces in VR have been proposed, from traditional joysticks to teleportation and omnidirectional treadmills. These movement methods tap into different mental processes of spatial learning during navigation, but their impacts on distance perception remain unclear. In this paper, we investigated the role of visual display, proprioception, and optic flow on distance perception in a large-scale building by manipulating four different movement methods. Eighty participants either walked in a real building, or moved through its virtual replica using one of three movement methods: VR-treadmill, VR-touchpad, and VR-teleportation. Results revealed that, first, visual display played a major role in both perceived and traversed distance estimates but did not impact environmental distance estimates. Second, proprioception and optic flow did not impact the overall accuracy of distance perception, but having only an intermittent optic flow (in the VR-teleportation movement method) impaired the precision of traversed distance estimates. In conclusion, movement method plays a significant role in distance perception but does not impact the configurational knowledge learned in a large-scale real and virtual building, and the VR-touchpad movement method provides an effective interface for navigation in VR.

scholarly journals Communicating Sustainability to Ethnocentric Consumers in China: Focusing on Social Distance from Foreign Corporations

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Gain Park ◽  
Hyun Soon Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Distance ◽  
Distance Perception ◽  
Message Framing ◽  
Reverse Effect ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Foreign Corporations ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study examines the relationship between social distance perception and company/sustainability campaign evaluations. The study also investigates the moderating role of consumer ethnocentrism in the relationship between the variables. This study further compares the effects of construal message framing (high-level vs. low-level construal) on social distance perception. The SPSS PROCESS macro analysis revealed that social distance perception from a corporation negatively affects company evaluations. Moreover, the results demonstrated that consumer ethnocentrism significantly moderates the relationship between social distance perception and company/sustainability campaign evaluations. Finally, the results indicate that construal message framing significantly affects the level of social distance perception from the host of a sustainability campaign. This paper provides practical suggestions for corporates’ sustainability communications and adds to the literature on the reverse effect of construal level theory and social distance reduction.

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