Orthogonal multi-view three-dimensional object representations in memory revealed by serial reproduction

Thomas A. Langlois, Nori Jacoby, Jordan Suchow, Thomas L. Griffiths

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Abstract

The internal representations of three dimensional objects within visual memory are only partially understood. Previous research suggests that 3D object perception is viewpoint dependent, and that the visual system stores viewpoint perspectives in a biased manner. The aim of this project was to obtain detailed estimates of the distributions of 3D object views in shared human memory. We devised a novel experimental paradigm based on transmission chains to investigate memory biases for the 3D orientation of objects. We found that memory tends to be biased towards orthogonal diagrammatic perspectives aligned with the ends of the standard basis for a set of common 3D objects, and that these biases are strongest for side views as well as top or bottom views for a small set of bilaterally symmetric objects. Finally, we found that views sampled from the modes were easier to categorize in a recognition task.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
Subtitle of host publicationCreativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019
PublisherThe Cognitive Science Society
Pages2078-2083
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0991196775, 9780991196777
StatePublished - 2019
Event41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jul 24 2019Jul 27 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019

Conference

Conference41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period7/24/197/27/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Keywords

  • 3D object perception
  • Iterated learning
  • Memory
  • Serial reproduction
  • Vision

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