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Experimental psychology research on interactions of causality perception and action

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22730578
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

MITSUMATSU Hidemichi  名古屋大学, 情報科学研究科, 助教 (40377776)

Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords実験心理学 / 視覚 / 因果関係 / 行為 / 力 / 言語報告
Research Abstract

The present study investigated whether an impression of force evoked in observation of a visual collision between motion and stationary objects arises from purely visual process or it arises by activating memory traces of experiences of acting on an object. A series of experiments showed that observation of the visual collision facilitated hand responses whose direction was consistent with the direction of resistance offered by a stationary object to a motion object that collided with the stationary object compared to the responses with the other hand whose direction was consistent with the motion direction(resistance-compatibility effect). In contrast to responses with the two different hands, responses with the two different fingers of the same hand did not show the resistance-compatibility effect. Moreover, when the contacts of motion object and self-finger touch with the stationary object co-occurred, participants attributed the motion onset of the stationary object to the finger touch that accompanied haptic sense rather than to the motion object. The results indicated that the perception of visual collision was not purely visual. Instead, it arises by activating memory traces of haptic experiences of acting on an object.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2011 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Stronger Discounting of External Cause by Action in Human Adults : Evidence for an Action-based Hypothesis of Visual Collision Perception

    • Author(s)
      Mitsumatsu, H.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Experimental Psychology : General

      Volume: (in press)

    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Stronger Discounting of External Cause by Action in Human Adults : Evidence for an Action-based Hypothesis of Visual Collision Perception

    • Author(s)
      Mitsumatsu, H.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Experimental Psychology : General

      Volume: (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 体で感じる視覚世界:衝突刺激を用いた検討2011

    • Author(s)
      光松秀倫
    • Organizer
      東海若手実験心理学研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Year and Date
      2011-06-18
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 体で感じる視覚世界:衝突刺激を用いた検討2011

    • Author(s)
      光松秀倫
    • Organizer
      東海若手実験心理学研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-06-18
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2010-08-23   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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