NTL Record

Title The spiral aftereffect : influence of stimulus size and viewing distance on the duration of illusory motion.
Record ID 39022
Personal Name
Creator
Collins, William E.; Schroeder, David J.
Corporate Creator United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 19680500
Language English
Abstract The study examined some effects of stimulus size and distance on the persistence of one type of illusory motion, viz., the spiral aftereffect (SAE). Duration of SAE was investigated with stimuli of 2, 4, 8, 12, and 16 inches in diameter. The distance between the observers and the rotating spirals was varied to produce visual angles between 1 deg. 12 min. and 18 deg. 56 min. of arc. Data indicate that the duration of illusory motion reaches peak values between approximately 2 deg. -4 deg. of visual angle.
Rosap ID dot:20848
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20848
TRT Terms Air pilots; Motion; Rotation; Spirals; Motion perception; Visual perception; Vision; Size; Distance; Night vision; Vision tests; Eye fixations; Eye movements; Eye location; Analysis of variance; Speed; Lighting; Experiments; Human subject testing
General Subjects Air pilots; Optical illusions; Motion; Rotational motion; Spirals; Motion perception (Vision); Visual perception; Vision--Testing; Night vision; Lighting; Size perception; Distances; Eye--Movements; Analysis of variance; Speed
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number Am 68-10; DOT/FAA/AM-68/10
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39000/39022/AM68-10.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository