Aviation Medical Reports
Author: United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 408
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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 1506
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCue-enhancement as a function of task-set
Author: Walter C. Cogel
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnder flight conditions, as well as in other situations, judgments of the distances between objects may depend upon a variety of possible cues. In this study, the hypothesis was tested that the intention to use a particular cue relation would enhance the effectiveness of that particular cue in determining the resulting perception. For this purpose, a situation was presented in which the apparent depth position of an object in a configuration of objects would differ depending upon which of two possible cue relations (size cues) were used. The results support the conclusion that the perceived depth position of the object differed in the expected directions as a function of the task-set. The data of the study are discussed with respect to the 'adjacency principle' which states that cue efficiency is determined by the relative adjacency of objects between which the cues occur. Although the effect of cue-set upon the perception seems to be small compared with that of adjacency, it cannot completely be ignored. (Author).
The Moon Illusion
Author: Maurice Hershenson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1134737386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique volume attempts to answer one of mankind's oldest puzzles -- why the moon appears to be larger and closer on the horizon than when it is high in the sky. Over the centuries, many viable solutions have been proposed for this psychological phenomenon. The Moon Illusion presents papers by major theorists striving to explain the illusion and providing commentaries on the works of others. Research on the moon illusion has been scattered throughout journals in many disciplines including philosophy, physiology, physics, and psychology. As the first publication to present a comprehensive treatment of the problem, this book is of vital interest to professionals whose major concern is visual perception, experimental psychology, or the neurosciences. Of additional interest to those whose focus is physics or astronomy.
Indirect Perception
Author: Irvin Rock
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780262181778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis posthumous volume, the culmination of a long and distinguished career, brings together an original essay by the author together with a careful selection of previously published articles (most by Rock) on the theory that perception is an indirect process in which visual experience is derived by inference, rather than being directly and independently determined by retinal stimulation.
In-flight breakup over the Atlantic Ocean, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 Boeing 747-131, N93119, near East Moriches, New York, July 17, 1996
Author: United States. National Transportation Safety Board
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 1428962077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) summarizes the findings from the 1996 Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash.
Space Biology Syllabus for High School Teachers
Author: Robert J. Hilbert
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 286
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVirtual and Adaptive Environments
Author: Lawrence J. Hettinger
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2003-06-01
Total Pages: 597
ISBN-13: 1410608883
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith contributions from a collection of authors consisting of many recognizable experts in the field of virtual and adaptive environments, as well as many up and coming young researchers, this book illustrates the many ways in which psychological science contributes to and benefits from the increased development and application of these nascent systems. Discussing issues from both a user- and technology-based standpoint, the volume examins the use of human perception, cognition, and behavior. The book builds a foundation on the assumption that these systems are first and foremost human-centered technologies, in that their purpose is to complement and extend human capabilities across a wide variety of domains.
Binocular Vision and Stereopsis
Author: Ian P. Howard
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 756
ISBN-13: 9780195084764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a survey of knowledge about binocular vision, with an emphasis on its role in the perception of a three-dimensional world. The primary interest is biological vision. In each chapter, physiological, behavioral, and computational approaches are reviewed in some detail, discussed, and interrelated. The authors describe experiments required to answer specific questions and relates them to new terminologies and current theoretical schemes.
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS A DISASTROUS SPARK The Crash of TWA 800
Author: George Cramoisi, Editor
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 1300646675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) flight 800, a Boeing 747, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. TWA flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York, New York, to Charles DeGaulle International Airport, Paris, France. All 230 people on board were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The weather was good. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was an explosion of the center wing fuel tank, resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. Contributing factors to the accident were the design and certification concept that fuel tank explosions could be prevented solely by precluding all ignition sources and the design and certification of the Boeing 747. The safety issues in this report focus on fuel tank flammability.
