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But what about reports that
some of the people tested did
not perceive perspective
representation appropriatelyΓÇöΓÇô
specifically, that they did not
perceive depth in pictures as
we doΓÇöΓÇôeven if they did
recognize the objects
represented. If they did not, the
presumption is that they have
not had the opportunity to
learn the conventions of depth
representation. William Hudson
conducted a study in South
Africa that has become well
known in this regard. His
subjects were shown a picture
containing outline images of a
man holding a spear, an
elephant on a hill, and an
antelope on the same level as
the man. The man and the
antelope were both relatively
large and in the foreground of
the figure. The elephant was
farther away than either the
man or the antelope. However,
the elephant was placed
between the images of the man
and the antelope. While most
of us would say that the spear
was aimed at the antelope, the
subjects in the experiment
often said that the spear was
aimed at the elephant.