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Elias, Lorin J.; Robinson, Brent M. – Brain and Cognition, 2005
People presume that the light source in pictures comes from above, and there is some evidence that this phenomenon also demonstrates lateral biases. When investigators present multiple ambiguous stimuli or visually complex objects, people assume that the source of light is from above, and to the left. However, when single relatively simple stimuli…
Descriptors: Lighting, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli, Research Methodology