Visual images preserve metric spatial information: Evidence from studies of image scanning

Stephen M. Kosslyn; Thomas M. Ball; Brian J. Reiser

doi:10.1037/0096-1523.4.1.47

Visual images preserve metric spatial information: Evidence from studies of image scanning

Stephen M. Kosslyn^*, Thomas M. Ball, Brian J. Reiser

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School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

Four experiments with 61 university students demonstrated that more time is required to scan further distances across visual images, even when the same amount of material falls between the initial focus point and the target. Not only did times systematically increase with distance, but subjectively larger images required more time to scan than did subjectively smaller ones. Finally, when Ss were not asked to base all judgments on examination of their images, the distance between an initial focus point and a target did not affect reaction times. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	47-60
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.4.1.47
State	Published - Feb 1978

Keywords

distance between elements of visual image &
image size, preservation of metric spatial information assessed by scanning RT, college students

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Behavioral Neuroscience

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