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Motion Cues
If oculomotor cues are only of
limited value in perceiving
distance, and if we can
perceive depth fairly accurately
with only one eye (thus ruling
out retinal disparity as a
necessary factor), how do we
get our information about
distance? Helmholtz in the
nineteenth century and,
primarily, Gibson in the
twentieth argued that
information derived from
movement is a very important
source.
The logic of motion
parallax, the depth cue of
movement discussed by
Helmholtz, is simple enough.
Whenever we move we can
easily detect the shifting of
objects' projections to the eye
relative to one another. Each
object in the field of view is
seen in a particular direction.
When we move, its direction
changes. If the object is near,
its direction changes
considerably; if it is far, its
direction changes very little,
as the motion parallax diagram
seen earlier shows. If the object
is to all intents and purposes
infinitely far, such as a star in
the sky, its direction does not
change at all. Thus, the amount
of change in the direction of a
thing during our motion could
be telling us how far away it is.
Furthermore, when several
things at differing distances
are viewed, such as when we
are speeding down a highway,
the difference between their
rates of change could inform us
of their relative separations.