Pictorial depth perception in papua new guinea, torres strait, and australia

Abstract

Abstract A test of pictorial depth perception was administered to 97 European, 152 Papua New Guinean, and 15 Torres Strait Islander applicants to join the Royal Australian Navy, and to 42 Aboriginal and 44 European primary school children. Results suggested that depth in pictorial material was perceived less often by the non-European sample (p < 0.001). By implication, it may be important to investigate whether pictorial material used for instructional purposes with non-European groups in the South West Pacific region is perceived in the intended way.