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Switching imagined viewpoints: the effects of viewing angle and layout size.
Full Abstract
The study examined the cognitive processes involved in switching from familiar to novel points of observation. Participants studied a single view of a small (table-top model) or large (laboratory) spatial display that was presented from a horizontal or vertical viewing angle. In a reaction-time task, spatial judgments were then made from imagined perspectives that were either the original perspective or a parallel, novel perspective. Familiar views resulted in decreased response latencies relative to novel views only for those participants who had been presented with a horizontal viewing angle, an effect that was independent of display size. The results indicate that viewing angle is a variable influencing people's ability to switch imagined perspectives.
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Author information
Author/s: Tlauka, Michael (M);
Affiliation: School of Psychology, Flinders University, Australia.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) (Br J Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-May; vol 93 (issue Pt 2) : pp 193-201
Dates: Created 2002/05/28; Completed 2002/08/21; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12031147, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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