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Area of Science:

  • Visual Perception
  • Color Science
  • Psychophysics

Background:

  • Lightness constancy, perceiving surface reflectance under varying illumination, is traditionally explained by discounting lighting intensity.
  • An alternative theory suggests lightness constancy relies on a perceptual similarity metric, not explicit reflectance estimation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the traditional discounting-of-lighting theory with an alternative similarity-based theory of lightness constancy.
  • To investigate whether observers can make explicit reflectance estimates in a novel task.

Main Methods:

  • A free-adjustment reflectance-matching task was developed, allowing observers to adjust both illuminance and reflectance of a match stimulus.
  • The task was performed using both physical objects and computer-rendered images to assess stimulus modality effects.

Main Results:

  • Observers successfully matched reflectance in the free-adjustment task, supporting the explicit reflectance estimation view.
  • Lightness constancy performance was comparable for physical objects and rendered images, though rendered stimuli showed a potential glow artifact.

Conclusions:

  • The results provide evidence for explicit reflectance estimation in lightness constancy, challenging purely similarity-based accounts.
  • The study validates a new method for studying lightness constancy and highlights potential differences between physical and virtual stimuli.