NDLI: The tactual horizontal-vertical illusion depends on radial motion of the entire arm

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Author	Heller, Morton A. Calcaterra, Jeffrey A. Burson, Lynnetta L. Green, Shavonda L.
Copyright Year	1997
Abstract	Wesought to clarify the causes of the tactual horizontal-vertical illusion, where vertical lines are overestimated as compared with horizontals in Land inverted-T figures. Experiment 1 did not use L or inverted-T figures, but examined continuous or bisected horizontal and vertical lines. It was expected that bisected lines would be perceived as shorter than continuous lines, as in the inverted-T figure in the horizontal-vertical illusion. Experiment 1 showed that the illusion could not be explained solely by bisection, since illusory effects were similar for continuous and bisected vertical and horizontal lines. Experiments 2 and 3 showed that the illusory effects were dependent upon stimulus size and scanning strategy. Overestimation of the vertical was minimal or absent for the smallest patterns, where it was proposed that stimuli were explored by finger movement, with flexion at the wrist. Larger stimuli induce whole-arm motions, and illusory effects were found in conditions requiring radial arm motion. The illusion was weakened or eliminated in Experiment 4 when subjects were forced to examine stimuli with finger-and-hand motion alone, that is, their elbows were kept down on the table surface, and they were prevented from making radial arm motions. Whole-arm motion damaged performance and induced perceptual error. The experiments support the hypothesis that overestimation of the vertical in the tactual horizontal-vertical illusion derives from radial scanning by the entire arm.
Starting Page	1297
Ending Page	1311
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00315117
Journal	Perception & Psychophysics
Volume Number	59
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	15325962
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	1997-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Cognitive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Sensory Systems Psychology

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