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Spatial perception and control.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15116986     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated whether the perceived vanishing point of a moving stimulus becomes more accurate as one's degree of control over the stimulus increases. Either alone or as a member of a pair, participants controlled the progression of a dot stimulus back and forth across a computer monitor. They did so via right and left buttonpresses that incremented the dot's velocity rightward and leftward, respectively. The participants in the individual condition had control of both buttons. Those in the group condition had control of only one. As the participants slowed the dot to change its direction of travel, it unexpectedly disappeared. Localizations of the vanishing point became more accurate as the participants' control over the dot increased. The data bridge a gap between accounts of localization error that rely solely on stimulus and cognitive factors, and accounts derived from research on action and spatial perception, which tend to rely on action-planning factors.
Authors:
J Scott Jordan; Günther Knoblich
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychonomic bulletin & review     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1069-9384     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychon Bull Rev     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-04-30     Completed Date:  2004-07-29     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502924     Medline TA:  Psychon Bull Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  54-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4620, USA. jsjorda@ilstu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Cognition
Female
Humans
Male
Motion Perception
Reaction Time*
Space Perception*
Visual Perception

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