The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms.
Observers are more sensitive to variations in the depth of stereoscopic surfaces in a vertical than in a horizontal direction; however, there are large individual differences in this anisotropy. The authors measured discrimination thresholds for surfaces slanted about a vertical axis or inclined abo...
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| author | Hibbard, P Bradshaw, M Langley, K Rogers, B |
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| description | Observers are more sensitive to variations in the depth of stereoscopic surfaces in a vertical than in a horizontal direction; however, there are large individual differences in this anisotropy. The authors measured discrimination thresholds for surfaces slanted about a vertical axis or inclined about a horizontal axis for 50 observers. Orientation and spatial frequency discrimination thresholds were also measured. For most observers, thresholds were lower for inclination than for slant and lower for orientation than for spatial frequency. There was a positive correlation between the 2 anisotropies, resulting from positive correlations between (a) orientation and inclination thresholds and (b) spatial frequency and slant thresholds. These results support the notion that surface inclination and slant perception is in part limited by the sensitivity of orientation and spatial frequency mechanisms. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9cbec7d2-a604-4fc6-b21b-e1aef489e0ff2022-03-27T00:38:17ZThe stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9cbec7d2-a604-4fc6-b21b-e1aef489e0ffEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2002Hibbard, PBradshaw, MLangley, KRogers, BObservers are more sensitive to variations in the depth of stereoscopic surfaces in a vertical than in a horizontal direction; however, there are large individual differences in this anisotropy. The authors measured discrimination thresholds for surfaces slanted about a vertical axis or inclined about a horizontal axis for 50 observers. Orientation and spatial frequency discrimination thresholds were also measured. For most observers, thresholds were lower for inclination than for slant and lower for orientation than for spatial frequency. There was a positive correlation between the 2 anisotropies, resulting from positive correlations between (a) orientation and inclination thresholds and (b) spatial frequency and slant thresholds. These results support the notion that surface inclination and slant perception is in part limited by the sensitivity of orientation and spatial frequency mechanisms. |
| spellingShingle | Hibbard, P Bradshaw, M Langley, K Rogers, B The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title | The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title_full | The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title_fullStr | The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title_short | The stereoscopic anisotropy: individual differences and underlying mechanisms. |
| title_sort | stereoscopic anisotropy individual differences and underlying mechanisms |
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