Expanding angles? Systematic distortions of space involving angular figures.
Using simple, single angular figures, including figures containing only one line, we have shown systematic misestimations of distance defined by these figures. These misestimations are not related to the absolute distance per se, but are related both to the size of the angle defining the distance, and to the part of the angle defining it. Some implications of these findings are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004215:Distance Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010469:Perceptual Distortion / Q000502:physiology*