Rotational kinematics influence multimodal perception of heaviness.
Perceived heaviness has been shown to be specific to an object's rotational inertia (I), its resistance to rotational acceleration. According to the kinematic specification of dynamics (KSD) principle, we hypothesized that I is optically specified by rotational kinematics. Using virtual depictions of wielded objects, we investigated whether the visually detected rotational kinematics of wielded objects would influence perceived heaviness in a manner consistent with the inertial model of heaviness perception. We scaled the virtual object's movement so that it rotated more or less than its wielded counterpart, specifying lower and higher I, respectively. Perceived heaviness was inversely related to the rotational scaling factor, consistent with a KSD interpretation of the inertial model.
Streit
Matthew
M
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0376, USA.
Shockley
Kevin
K
Morris
Anthony W
AW
Riley
Michael A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012399:Rotation; D014796:Visual Perception; D014892:Weight Perception
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