Abstract
The significance of concavity in object shape perception by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was investigated in a matching-to-sample procedure. For the task, chimpanzees were required to choose a polygon stimulus that was identical in shape to a sample. The incorrect alternative was defined by the addition or subtraction of a concave or convex apex. Chimpanzees were more sensitive to the concave deformation than to the convex deformation. This tendency conforms to the theories of human visual perception that have treated concave features as important factors in reconstructing three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional images. Our results suggest that shape representation in chimpanzees is similar to that in humans and that chimpanzees visually process two-dimensional images in the same manner as humans.
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