An Apparatus for Indirect Measurement of Perceived Distance
- 1 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 43 (1) , 295-302
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1976.43.1.295
Abstract
Two methods of measuring perceived distance are contrasted. One of these, called a direct method, accepts the observer's direct response to perceived distance as a valid measure of the distance perceived. The other, called an indirect measure, uses the observer's direct response to a perception that is not perceived distance but which has a known relation to perceived distance in order to calculate the distance perceived. There are indications that the direct measure of perceived distance provided by the verbal report sometimes will be modified by cognitive factors. A procedure and apparatus for an indirect measure is suggested which is likely to be free of the cognitive effects found in verbal reports of distance. This apparatus adjusts the distance around which the line-of-sight to the object pivots as the head is moved laterally. The pivot distance at which no apparent motion of the object occurs with head motion is a measure of the perceived distance of the object.Keywords
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