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Prytz E, Scerbo M W, 2012, "Spatial judgments in the horizontal and vertical planes from different vantage points" Perception 41(1) 26 – 42
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Spatial judgments in the horizontal and vertical planes from different vantage points

Erik Prytz, Mark W Scerbo

Received 29 June 2011, in revised form 17 December 2011

Abstract. Todorović (2008 Perception 37 106 – 125) reported that there are systematic errors in the perception of 3-D space when viewing 2-D linear perspective drawings depending on the observer’s vantage point. Because these findings were restricted to the horizontal plane, the current study was designed to determine the nature of these errors in the vertical plane. Participants viewed an image containing multiple colonnades aligned on parallel converging lines receding to a vanishing point. They were asked to judge where, in the physical room, the next column should be placed. The results support Todorović in that systematic deviations in the spatial judgments depended on vantage point for both the horizontal and vertical planes. However, there are also marked differences between the two planes. While judgments in both planes failed to compensate adequately for the vantage-point shift, the vertical plane induced greater distortions of the stimulus image itself within each vantage point.

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