The influence of background topography on stereo-acuity

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Main Author: Aurora Torrents Gómez
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universitat de Barcelona 2011
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contents The influence of background topography on stereo-acuity Aurora Torrents Gómez Genís Cardona José Antonio Aznar-Casanova Psicología figure stereoacuity Depth perception visual psychophysics Vernier visual acuity Human depth perception can be strongly affected by the characteristics of the environment. Previous studies have assessed visual acuity in the frontoparallel plane but little is known about the effect of background topography on stereoacuity. In the present experiment, based on alignment tasks, we analyzed how stimulus orientation and 3D background configuration influence stereoscopic vision. An experiment was designed to investigate the influence of stimulus orientation (0, 45 and 90 degrees) and background configuration (flat, black, concave and convex) on precision in 3D visual alignment tasks in a virtual environment. Background was found to result in an underestimation of stereoacuity, with the highest and lowest precision scores in comparison judgment tasks corresponding to convex and concave backgrounds, respectively. In addition, a significant orientation by background interaction was discovered. We conclude that background local depth cues are integrated with our target stimuli to contribute to depth perception. 2011 artículo científico 0066-5126 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97022648002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=970 Anuario de Psicología application/pdf Universitat de Barcelona Anuario de Psicología (España) Num.1-3 Vol.41
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spellingShingle The influence of background topography on stereo-acuity
Aurora Torrents Gómez
Psicología
figure
stereoacuity
Depth perception
visual psychophysics
Vernier visual acuity
The influence of background topography on stereo-acuity Aurora Torrents Gómez Genís Cardona José Antonio Aznar-Casanova Psicología figure stereoacuity Depth perception visual psychophysics Vernier visual acuity Human depth perception can be strongly affected by the characteristics of the environment. Previous studies have assessed visual acuity in the frontoparallel plane but little is known about the effect of background topography on stereoacuity. In the present experiment, based on alignment tasks, we analyzed how stimulus orientation and 3D background configuration influence stereoscopic vision. An experiment was designed to investigate the influence of stimulus orientation (0, 45 and 90 degrees) and background configuration (flat, black, concave and convex) on precision in 3D visual alignment tasks in a virtual environment. Background was found to result in an underestimation of stereoacuity, with the highest and lowest precision scores in comparison judgment tasks corresponding to convex and concave backgrounds, respectively. In addition, a significant orientation by background interaction was discovered. We conclude that background local depth cues are integrated with our target stimuli to contribute to depth perception. 2011 artículo científico 0066-5126 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97022648002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=970 Anuario de Psicología application/pdf Universitat de Barcelona Anuario de Psicología (España) Num.1-3 Vol.41
title The influence of background topography on stereo-acuity
topic Psicología
figure
stereoacuity
Depth perception
visual psychophysics
Vernier visual acuity
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97022648002