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Scaling Apparent Distance in a Large Open Field: Presence of a Standard Does Not Increase the Exponent of the Power Function

José Aparecido Da Silva, Raquel Alves dos Santos

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Apparent distance in a large open field was scaled by the method of magnitude estimation with or without a standard distance present. The presence of the standard did not increase the exponent of the power law. The average exponent of the power function relating judged to physical distance was .87. The results are consistent with those of other studies showing that apparent distance is a decelerating function of actual distance in a natural outdoor setting.

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Apparent distance in a large open field was scaled by the method of magnitude estimation with or without a standard distance present. The presence of the standard did not increase the exponent of the power law. The average exponent of the power function relating judged to physical distance was .87. The results are consistent with those of other studies showing that apparent distance is a decelerating function of actual distance in a natural outdoor setting.

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Apparent distance in a large open field was scaled by the method of magnitude estimation with or without a standard distance present. The presence of the standard did not increase the exponent of the power law. The average exponent of the power function relating judged to physical distance was .87. The results are consistent with those of other studies showing that apparent distance is a decelerating function of actual distance in a natural outdoor setting.

Key concepts: Exponent, Power function, Scaling, Function (biology), Power law, Mathematics, Statistical physics, Power (physics)

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