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  • Visual perception
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Computational vision

Background:

  • Object size perception relies on retinal size, distance, and prior knowledge.
  • Perceptually grouped objects pose challenges for size estimation due to lack of continuous contours.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate how the visual system estimates the size of perceptually grouped objects.
  • Determine the cues used for judging the size of arrays of component elements.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic variation of component element shape and orientation.
  • Two-alternative forced-choice task to assess perceived size.
  • Analysis of perceived size based on centroid distances from the array center.

Main Results:

  • Perceived array size is accurately predicted by the distance between component element centroids and the array center.
  • Perceived size is based on the average centroid distance when distances vary.
  • Individual element size and smooth outer contours do not influence perceived size.

Conclusions:

  • Visual system utilizes centroid information for estimating the size of grouped objects.
  • Centroids play a crucial role in visual perception of ensembles.
  • Findings have implications for understanding size estimation in complex visual scenes.