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Using a graduated scale. S was required to match with his left hand the depth of three objects of equal physical depth (or thickness) held with the right hand. While making these haptic depth judgments the objects were viewed. Due to its optical properties. one object was of greater apparent visual depth than the other two, which served as controls. The critical object was judged to be of greater haptic depth than the control objects, thus demonstrating visual capture of haptic depth. This outcome is similar to that noted previously for haptically judged direction, size, and orientation with transformed visual input.
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Singer, G., Day, R.H. Visual capture of haptically judged depth. Perception & Psychophysics 5, 315–316 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209572
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