Studies in auditory and visual space perception (1901)
Pierce, Arthur Henry, 1867-1914 · New York ; London : Longmans, Green · leaf 262
iny of the figure reveals. But whether this perspective quality of the figure be noticed or not, it has its effect none the less upon the perception of its angular magnitudes. One is thus inevitably forced to see the acute angles as larger than they actually are and thus the illusion is explained.… … gether. Now, remembering that, in accordance with the perspective theory in general, the lines of a plane geomet- rical figure act chiefly is the means of suggesting real objects of actual experience, we can easily see the line of thought. For there is not the remotest necessity that !Die…
Space perception · Optical illusions · Sound Localization
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