Effects of disparity–perspective cue conflict on depth contrast

The role of disparity-perspective cue conflict in depth contrast was examined. A central square and a surrounding frame were observed in a stereoscope. Five conditions were compared: (1) only disparity was introduced into either the centre or surround stimulus, (2) only perspective was introduced into the centre or surround, (3) concordant perspective and disparity were introduced into the centre or surround, (4) disparity was introduced into one stimulus and perspective into the other, and (5) only the centre stimulus was presented with horizontal shear disparity and perspective manipulated independently. The results show that individual differences in depth contrast were related to individual differences in the weighting of disparity and perspective in the single-stimulus conditions. We conclude that conflict between disparity and perspective contributes to depth contrast. However, significant depth contrast occurred when there was no disparity-perspective cue conflict, indicating that this cue conflict is not the sole mechanism producing depth contrast.

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