We report four experiments that investigated the representation of novel three-dimensional
(3D) objects by the human visual system. In the first experiment, canonical views were …

The purpose of the experiments reported was to examine how novel, three-dimensional
shapes are represented in long-term memory and how this might be differentially affected by …

Background: Human observers can recognize three-dimensional objects seen in novel
orientations, even when they have previously seen only a relatively small number of different …

Successful object recognition is essential for finding food, identifying kin, and avoiding
danger, as well as many other adaptive behaviors. To accomplish this feat, the visual system …

Background: How do we recognize visually perceived three-dimensional objects,
particularly when they are seen from novel view-points? Recent psychophysical studies …

In this report we discuss a variety of psychophysical experiments that explore different
aspects of the problem of object recognition and representation in human vision. In all …

This paper describes an experiment to distinguish between two theories of human visual
object recognition. According to the view-specificity hypothesis, object recognition is based …

Visual object recognition is complicated by the fact that the same 3D object can give rise to a
large variety of projected images that depend on the viewing conditions, such as viewing …

Despite the fact that we necessarily view objects from one particular position, we generally
achieve representations of them that transcend that special viewpoint. Shape constancy can …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 20 (1) of Journal of
Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance (see record 2008-10476 …