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History & Philosophy Of Science
Frederique de Vignemont
Summary: The philosophy of perception has primarily focused on far space, neglecting the importance of peripersonal space and its implications on human behavior and perception. The processing of peripersonal space involves multisensory and sensorimotor specificities which can lead to different behavioral responses based on the perception of different spaces.
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Psychology
Brandon J. Thomas, Sara Heiden, Kristen Dyson, Megan Bartz, Jennah Curtin, Vendela Zbotaniw
Summary: This article explores the fields of affordance perception and psychophysics, and investigates the application of classic psychophysical methodologies to the study of affordance perception for the first time. Through four experiments, the researchers found that the reports of affordance perception were not in accordance with actual changes, and were less pronounced compared to length perception. Additionally, affordance perception reports were consistent regardless of actor, task context, or measurement procedure, while length perception reports were sensitive to location/distance compression effects. Further research is needed in this area.
ATTENTION PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Dominik Straub, Constantin A. Rothkopf
Summary: Psychophysical methods are crucial in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Continuous psychophysics can transform traditional methods by studying dynamic stimuli through continuous behavioral adjustments. However, current analysis methods neglect the motor component's variability, resulting in larger estimates of perceptual thresholds.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Younjoo Cho, Anseop Choi
Summary: Smart plugs are smart devices that enable energy savings through functions like standby power cut-off, energy usage monitoring, and remote power control. While technology-focused approaches have been taken to improve efficiency and performance, a user-centered approach is also crucial in improving usability and promoting energy-saving behaviors.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Matthew Crippen
Summary: The article delves into situations and emotional perception, using experiments, theoretical frameworks, and historical context to illustrate how expressions can vary based on environmental and contextual factors.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Tyler Surber, Tyler Overstreet, Hannah Masoner, Catherine Dowell, Alen Hajnal
Summary: This study examined the accuracy of judging one's own eye height and shoulder height and found that measuring from the shoulder as a reference point yielded more accurate results. Additionally, it was found that factors such as body height, arm length, and angle of declination to the target object successfully predicted affordance judgments, regardless of the reference point.
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Madhur Mangalam, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Jeffrey B. Wagman, Brian M. Day, Damian G. Kelty-Stephen, Raoul M. Bongers, Dietrich W. Stout, Francois Osiurak
Summary: The ubiquity of tool use in human life has led to scientific and philosophical investigations aiming to understand the development of humans' engagement with tools. However, the existing literature on tool use faces epistemological challenges and generates different answers to the same questions. Six author groups from different disciplines and theoretical perspectives respond to critical questions about tool use and point out future research directions. They find that although there are differences in responses, there is a surprising degree of agreement on essential concepts and questions. The interdisciplinary and intertheoretical discussion aims to foster a more comprehensive understanding of tool use.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Krzysztof Wolski, Laura Trutoiu, Zhao Dong, Zhengyang Shen, Kevin Mackenzie, Alexandre Chapiro
Summary: In this work, a novel perception-centered approach is used to quantify distortions on 3D geometry of faces. A large-scale dataset, including 100 high-quality and demographically-balanced face scans, is generated and subjected to distortions for subjective evaluation. The dataset, with over 84,000 quality comparisons, is the largest ever psychophysical dataset for geometric distortions. The data can be used for various applications such as metrics, compression, and level-of-detail rendering.
ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Yoshiaki Tsushima, Yurie Nishino, Hiroshi Ando
Summary: The research shows that olfaction can modulate low-level perception of other sensory modalities without specific training, as demonstrated through psychophysical and neuroimaging experiments. Results suggest that the olfactory-visual effect is an innate behavior rather than an acquired one, providing new insights into the fundamental roles of olfactory function.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Biology
Michael Morgan
Summary: The perception of depth is influenced by factors such as the adaptation state of the eye and the phase difference between the two eyes.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Q. Moreau, E. Parrotta, U. G. Pesci, V. Era, M. Candidi
Summary: This study investigated the neural correlates of visual processing of hand postures conveying social affordances compared to control stimuli. The results showed that occipito-temporal electrodes exhibit early differential processing of social and non-social hand gestures. Importantly, the multivariate analysis revealed early categorization of social affordances over occipito-parietal sites.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Robert Lindroos, Rohan Raj, Stephen Pierzchajlo, Thomas Horberg, Pawel Herman, Sandra Challma, Thomas Hummel, Maria Larsson, Erika J. Laukka, Jonas K. Olofsson
Summary: Odor identification abilities decline with age, with high-intensity odors being easier to identify overall but more affected by old age. Identification likelihood is proportional to the perceived intensity of the odor, and it is also associated with perceived pleasantness and edibility.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Midori Tanaka, Ken'ichi Otani, Saori Setoguchi, Takahiko Horiuchi
Summary: This study investigated the physical factors required to accurately reproduce the Milky Way in a planetarium, finding that star density was the pivotal factor for most observers, while the size of the stars in the projected Milky Way did not significantly impact them.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Kevin Bague, Eric Laurent
Summary: According to the ecological approach to perception, affordances are directly perceived in the environment and body-scaled. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between reachability perception and depressive symptoms. The results showed that participants with depressive symptoms were more conservative in their estimations compared to healthy participants.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Biology
Dhanraj Vishwanath
Summary: The dominant inferential approach to human 3D perception assumes a physical description of objects and space as the basis of spatial encoding. However, careful consideration of phenomenology, psychophysics and neurophysiology challenges this assumption. Based on these considerations, the author proposes that 3D perception is underwritten by at least three distinct encodings for egocentric distance, exocentric distance, and object shape and layout perception.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yoon Jeon Kim, Mariah A. Knowles, Jennifer Scianna, Grace Lin, Jose A. Ruiperez-Valiente
Summary: This paper examines the validity and generalizability of game-based assessment for middle school students' spatial reasoning skills, using learning analytics methods. The findings indicate that the digital game Shadowspect is a valid assessment tool and has comparable precision for both male and female students. Additionally, students' enjoyment of the game is positively related to their overall competency, regardless of their existing spatial reasoning skills.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Geetha B. Ramani, Emily N. Daubert, Grace C. Lin, Snigdha Kamarsu, Alaina Wodzinski, Susanne M. Jaeggi
DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Joshua Fahey Lawrence, Aste Mjelve Hagen, Jin Kyoung Hwang, Grace Lin, Arne Lervag
READING AND WRITING
(2019)
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Family Studies
Stephanie M. Reich, Joseph S. Kay, Grace C. Lin
FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2015)
