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Even in the absence of the usual cues to egocentric distance, a single visual object tends to be seen at an “egocentric reference distance” as a combined result of a perceptual tendency and the residual oculomotor cues. It has previously been shown that two objects, separated in depth by relative cues, tend to be seen with the far object located near this reference distance and the near object displaced toward the observer. The present research demonstrates that a similar perceptual positioning of a depth configuration will also occur despite the presence of several intermediate objects in the interval between the near and far objects. The possibility that fixation patterns may be important to this phenomenon is discussed.
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Mershon, D.H., Granberry-Hager, S., Bartlett, K. et al. Scalar perceptions of distance in a multiobject binocular display. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 18, 249–252 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333618
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