The Orientation of Forms on the Retina and in the Environment
- 1 December 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Illinois Press in The American Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 69 (4) , 513-528
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1419077
Abstract
A series of 8 experiments with O''s of from 10 to 30 was conducted in a study of the following question: What is the relative effect of retinal vs. environmental orientation of a figure upon its recognition by an observer ? Both geometrical and ambiguous forms were examined. Results indicate that when the 2 orientations are brought into opposition, they may so balance each other that the choice of the one or the other is a chance, matter. In other instances where one determinant is more effective, it is probable that the advantage is not so great that it can override chance factors completely.Keywords
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