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FIGURE 3
with Gilinsky's work--egècentric distance is a negatively accelerated function of
physical distance. This means that a depth interval of 2 meters appears lazger when it
is close than when it is far away.
Given tMs dltortion of visual space, what might be expected of the same
observers when they are asked to walk to a target with eyes closed folowing a period
of visual preview? Figure 5 depicts the grid of spatial positions used in our task . A
white rod was placed at one of the positions indicbted by the open circles. After
viewing the target, the subject closed his eyes and attempted to walk to the target,
which was silently rem oved in the meantime. After completing his response , the