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Judgments of apparent distance in outdoor settings are power functions of physical distance, just as they have been shown to be in indoor settings. But the exponents obtained out of doors are not only appreciably lower—all less than 1.00—but are affected by range: the exponent is largest for the smallest ratio of extreme distances.
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We thank Eleanor Oldach, Judy Gibbons, and Ellen Dibble, who helped run Ss and tabulate data.
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Teghtsoonian, R., Teghtsoonian, M. Scaling apparent distance in a natural outdoor setting. Psychon Sci 21, 215–216 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332449
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