3-d interpolation in object perception: evidence from an objective performance paradigm.
Object perception requires interpolation processes that connect visible regions despite spatial gaps. Some research has suggested that interpolation may be a 3-D process, but objective performance data and evidence about the conditions leading to interpolation are needed. The authors developed an objective performance paradigm for testing 3-D interpolation and tested a new theory of 3-D contour interpolation, termed 3-D relatability. The theory indicates for a given edge which orientations and positions of other edges in space may be connected to it by interpolation. Results of 5 experiments showed that processing of orientation relations in 3-D relatable displays was superior to processing in 3-D nonrelatable displays and that these effects depended on object formation. 3-D interpolation and 3-D relatabilty are discussed in terms of their implications for computational and neural models of object perception, which have typically been based on 2-D-orientation-sensitive units.
Department of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA. kellman@cognet.ucla.edu
Philip J
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Kellman
Patrick
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Garrigan
Thomas F
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Shipley
Carol
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Yin
Liana
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Machado
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