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Direct linkvan de Langenberg, Rolf; Kingma, Idsart; Beek, Peter J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2006
The authors investigated the mechanical basis of length perception through dynamic touch using specially designed rods in which the various moments of mass distribution (mass, static moment, and rotational inertia) were varied independently. In a series of 4 experiments, exploration style and rod orientation were manipulated such that the relative…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Spatial Ability, Tactual Perception, Physics
