TY - JOUR
T1 - The basis of the Bourdon illusion
AU - Wenderoth, Peter
PY - 1991/7
Y1 - 1991/7
N2 - Day (1990) and Day, Mitchell, and Stecher (1990) recently reported new data on the Bourdon illusion, showing that the effect occurs in novel variations of the classic figure-for example, with orthogonal and parallel test edges-and also that it occurs in the haptic modality. Day (1990) criticized theories of the Bourdon effect proposed by Wenderoth, Criss, and van der Zwan (1990), Wenderoth and O'Connor (1987a, 1987b), and Wenderoth, O'Connor, and Johnson (1986), and proposed his own "perceptual compromise" hypothesis. It is argued that Day has inaccurately portrayed the Wenderoth et al theory, and that his own hypothesis lacks predictive power because it lacks any reference to neural mechanisms. Day's theory is thus unable to account for extant data, including his own. It is demonstrated how Day's novel experiments provide insigkts into the mechanisms of the Bourdon effect, and also how the Wenderoth et al theory can account for the new data of Day (1990) and Day et al (1990).
AB - Day (1990) and Day, Mitchell, and Stecher (1990) recently reported new data on the Bourdon illusion, showing that the effect occurs in novel variations of the classic figure-for example, with orthogonal and parallel test edges-and also that it occurs in the haptic modality. Day (1990) criticized theories of the Bourdon effect proposed by Wenderoth, Criss, and van der Zwan (1990), Wenderoth and O'Connor (1987a, 1987b), and Wenderoth, O'Connor, and Johnson (1986), and proposed his own "perceptual compromise" hypothesis. It is argued that Day has inaccurately portrayed the Wenderoth et al theory, and that his own hypothesis lacks predictive power because it lacks any reference to neural mechanisms. Day's theory is thus unable to account for extant data, including his own. It is demonstrated how Day's novel experiments provide insigkts into the mechanisms of the Bourdon effect, and also how the Wenderoth et al theory can account for the new data of Day (1990) and Day et al (1990).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026144677&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3758/BF03205998
DO - 10.3758/BF03205998
M3 - Article
C2 - 2030937
AN - SCOPUS:0026144677
SN - 0031-5117
VL - 49
SP - 393
EP - 397
JO - Perception and Psychophysics
JF - Perception and Psychophysics
IS - 4
ER -