Illusory size determines the perception of ambiguous apparent motion

Madeleine Y Stepper; Cathleen M Moore; Bettina Rolke; Elisabeth Hein

doi:10.3758/s13423-020-01786-9

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Illusory size determines the perception of ambiguous apparent motion

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Illusory size determines the perception of ambiguous apparent motion

Madeleine Y Stepper, Cathleen M Moore, Bettina Rolke and Elisabeth Hein

Psychonomic bulletin & review, Vol.27(6), pp.1230-1238

12/2020

DOI: 10.3758/s13423-020-01786-9

PMCID: PMC7704483

PMID: 32779116

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Abstract

The visual system constructs perceptions based on ambiguous information. For motion perception, the correspondence problem arises, i.e., the question of which object went where. We asked at which level of processing correspondence is solved - lower levels based on information that is directly available in the retinal input or higher levels based on information that has been abstracted beyond the input directly available at the retina? We used a Ponzo-like illusion to manipulate the perceived size and separations of elements in an ambiguous apparent motion display. Specifically, we presented Ternus displays - for which the type of motion that is perceived depends on how correspondence is resolved - at apparently different distances from the viewer using pictorial depth cues. We found that the perception of motion depended on the apparent depth of the displays, indicating that correspondence processes utilize information that is produced at higher-level processes.

Adult

Depth Perception - physiology

Humans

Illusions - physiology

Motion Perception - physiology

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Title: Subtitle: Illusory size determines the perception of ambiguous apparent motion
Creators: Madeleine Y Stepper - Evolutionary Cognition - Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of Tübingen, Schleichstrasse 4, D - 72076, Tübingen, Germany. madeleine.stepper@uni-tuebingen.de
Cathleen M Moore - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Bettina Rolke - Evolutionary Cognition - Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of Tübingen, Schleichstrasse 4, D - 72076, Tübingen, Germany
Elisabeth Hein - Evolutionary Cognition - Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of Tübingen, Schleichstrasse 4, D - 72076, Tübingen, Germany
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychonomic bulletin & review, Vol.27(6), pp.1230-1238
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-020-01786-9
PMID: 32779116
PMCID: PMC7704483
NLM abbreviation: Psychon Bull Rev
ISSN: 1069-9384
eISSN: 1531-5320
Grant note: HE 7543/1-1 / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Language: English
Date published: 12/2020
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984213421602771

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