Why are angles misperceived?
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Nundy, S; Lotto, B; Coppola, D; Shimpi, A; Purves, D
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
May 2000
Although it has long been apparent that observers tend to overestimate the magnitude of acute angles and underestimate obtuse ones, there is no consensus about why such distortions are seen. Geometrical modeling combined with psychophysical testing of human subjects indicates that these misperceptions are the result of an empirical strategy that resolves the inherent ambiguity of angular stimuli by generating percepts of the past significance of the stimulus rather than the geometry of its retinal projection.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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1091-6490
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0027-8424
Publication Date
May 2000
Volume
97
Issue
10
Start / End Page
5592 / 5597
Related Subject Headings
- Retina
- Photic Stimulation
- Perception
- Mathematics
- Male
- Likelihood Functions
- Humans
- Form Perception
- Female
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Nundy, S., Lotto, B., Coppola, D., Shimpi, A., & Purves, D. (2000). Why are angles misperceived? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 97(10), 5592–5597. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.10.5592
Nundy, S., B. Lotto, D. Coppola, A. Shimpi, and D. Purves. “Why are angles misperceived?” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 97, no. 10 (May 2000): 5592–97. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.10.5592.
Nundy S, Lotto B, Coppola D, Shimpi A, Purves D. Why are angles misperceived? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2000 May;97(10):5592–7.
Nundy, S., et al. “Why are angles misperceived?” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 97, no. 10, May 2000, pp. 5592–97. Epmc, doi:10.1073/pnas.97.10.5592.
Nundy S, Lotto B, Coppola D, Shimpi A, Purves D. Why are angles misperceived? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2000 May;97(10):5592–5597.
Published In
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOI
EISSN
1091-6490
ISSN
0027-8424
Publication Date
May 2000
Volume
97
Issue
10
Start / End Page
5592 / 5597
Related Subject Headings
- Retina
- Photic Stimulation
- Perception
- Mathematics
- Male
- Likelihood Functions
- Humans
- Form Perception
- Female