The spatial properties of perceptual empty space (yohaku): An analysis based on field theory
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- MURATA Shoko
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- TAKAHASHI Shigeko
- Faculty of Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts
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- OHTANI Yoshio
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 知覚的余白の空間特性:場の理論に基づく解析
- チカクテキ ヨハク ノ クウカン トクセイ : バ ノ リロン ニ モトズク カイセキ
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Description
<p>The cognitive effects of “yohaku”(empty space) have been discussed within the fields of Eastern art history and visual design, but the visual processes underlying yohaku perception have yet to be fully elucidated. The present study examines the spatial properties of yohaku areas through a psychological experiment in which participants report on areas that they perceived to be yohaku within Japanese artistic paintings and patterns of arranged discs. In order to explain the spatial properties (area and location) of such areas, we construct a simple computational model based on visual field theory. Our model assumes that yohaku areas can be specified in terms of thresholds for two-dimensional Gaussian-filtered images of the stimuli. The model is able to well account for yohaku areas within disc patterns but not so well for those within artistic paintings. This difference may be ascribed to the spatial contexts depicted within artistic paintings.</p>
Journal
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- The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology
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The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology 14 (1), 21-34, 2016
The Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205336611584
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- NII Article ID
- 40021105554
- 130005395314
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- NII Book ID
- AA11971335
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- ISSN
- 21850321
- 13487264
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- NDL BIB ID
- 027995381
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed