Abstract
When subjects are presented with the Arizona whale-kangaroo, an ambiguous figure, perception of the whale is more common than perception of the kangaroo. However, this difference is smaller in Australian than American subjects. Perception of the kangaroo is more orientation dependent than perception of the whale, which is perceived at all orientations of the stimulus. Together with the difference between subject populations, this effect reveals an influence of past experience on the perception of this new ambiguous figure. Perception of the whale versus the kangaroo differs in both reconstrual of parts and realignment of the object-centered reference frame. Observers report reference frame reconstruals before reference frame reversals, shedding light on the organization of object memory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-139 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | American Journal of Psychology |
Volume | 131 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Ambiguous figures
- Bistable figures
- Category clustering
- Culture and perception
- Form perception
- Multistable figures
- Object recognition
- Orientation
- Past experience
- Perception
- Reversible figures
- Shape recognition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)