How We See Area and Why It Matters.

Trends Cogn Sci

Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520-8205, USA.

Published: July 2021

A large and growing literature examines how we see the visual quantities of number, area, and density. The literature rests on an untested assumption: that our perception of area is veridical. Here, we discuss a systematic distortion of perceived area and its implications for quantity perception more broadly.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.03.017DOI Listing

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