The role of feedback information for calibration and attunement in perceiving length by dynamic touch

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1379-1390

  Withagen, Rob ^a,c   Michaels, Claire F ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attunement; Calibration; Dynamic touch; Feedback information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; TOUCH; VISION;

ADULT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SIZE PERCEPTION; TOUCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 32644472074     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.6.1379     Document Type: Article

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