Sensory and perceptual interactions in weight perception.
In four experiments, a multidimensional signal detection analysis was used to determine the influence of length, diameter, and mass on haptically perceived heaviness with and without vision. This analysis allowed us to test for sensory and perceptual interactions between mass and size. As in previous research, sensory interactions were apparent in all four experiments. A novel result was the appearance of perceptual interactions that became more prominent when diameter varied and when vision was allowed. Discussion focuses on how vision and the modalities of touch (i.e., haptic and dynamic) might influence which interactions appear in the data.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA. andre.valdez@asu.edu
André B
AB
Valdez
Eric L
EL
Amazeen
D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D014110:Touch; D014796:Visual Perception; D014892:Weight Perception