Apparent misalignment of oblique coplanar bars in depth：（在深度明显错位的斜共面酒吧）.pdfVIP

Perception Psychophysics 1994, 56 (2), /48-/54 Apparent misalignment of oblique coplanar bars in depth R. H. DAY La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia and ANDREA L. PARKER HALFORD Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia Following preliminary observations of apparent misalignment of coplanar surfaces in a three- dimensional (3-D) form of the Poggendorff figure viewed in depth, the effect was investigated in five experiments and compared with the 2-D Poggendorff effect in the same object in a sixth. The effect in depth occurred with the complete object when it was viewed binocularly but did not do so with the oblique bars alone or when the object was viewed monocularly. The effect did not vary with oblique-parallel angles of 30°,45°, and 60° and was absent when the angle was 90°. It varied as a function ofthe distance between the parallels, but was unaffected by a regular pattern on the oblique bars. A smaller 2-D Poggendorff effect occurred when the upper edges of the object were viewed from above. Although the depth effect was robust, its variance was high compared with that of the 2-D effect, indicating that acuity for misalignments of oblique elements in depth is poor. An explanation of apparent misalignment of oblique elements in 2-D and 3-D space in terms of a perceptual compromise between alignment in an oblique axis and separation relative to the axes of t