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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sci. 2009 Apr;20(4):464–472. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02316.x

TABLE 1. Descriptions of the Global Properties, as Presented to Participants in the Experiment.

Global Property Target description Nontarget description
Concealment The scene contains many accessible hiding spots, and there may be hidden objects in the scene. If standing in the scene, one would be easily seen.
Mean depth The scene takes up kilometers of space. The scene takes up less than a few meters of space.
Naturalness The scene is a natural environment. The scene is a man-made, urban environment.
Navigability The scene contains a very obvious path that is free of obstacles. The scene contains many obstacles or difficult terrain.
Openness The scene has a clear horizon line with few obstacles. The scene is closed, with no discernible horizon line.
Temperature The scene environment depicted is a hot place. The scene environment depicted is a cold place.
Transience One would see motion in a video made from this scene. The scene is not changing, except for patterns of daylight.