13:30 - 15:00
Mon-A6-Talk II-
Mon-Talk II-
Room: A6
Chair/s:
Simon Merz
Spatial changes of an object over time are usually perceived as motion. Over the years, various perceptual errors have been identified for dynamic, moving objects. These include, but are not limited to, spatial over- or underestimation of the initial or final position (e.g. Fröhlich Effect, Onset-Repulsion Effect, Representational-Momentum Effect, Offset-Repulsion Effect), spatio-temporal discrepancies between moving and stationary objects (Flash-Lag Effect, Flash-Drag Effect) or the interaction between spatial and temporal properties of a dynamic display (e.g. Kappa Effect, Tau Effect). Given the vast amount of different perceptual errors reported over the decades, many theoretical explanations have been proposed. With the common goal of understanding spatio-temporal perception of dynamic objects, the symposium aims to bring together researchers working on the different perceptual biases to enable cross-paradigm perspectives and discussion. The speakers will present experimental work using different experimental procedures, analytical approaches and theoretical background to show current developments in the field, with the final talk in the session allowing general, talk overarching discussions about human spatio-temporal perception and the possible mechanisms underlying these processes.
Spatiotemporal biases in manual interception
Mon-A6-Talk II-03
Presented by: Anna Schroeger
Anna Schroeger 1, 2, Eric Grießbach 2, Markus Raab 2, Rouwen Cañal-Bruland 3, 4
1 Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 2 Institute of Sports Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 3 Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, 4 School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University
Human processing of space and time is by far not unbiased but instead prone to errors. For example, spatial features (e.g., distance between two objects) can bias time processing (e.g., duration judgements) and potentially vice versa (e.g., kappa and tau effects). In a series of experiments, we i) tested whether such effects transfer to an action task (i.e., interception) and ii) aimed to address the role of sensory input. We repeatedly presented either a white dot or a sinusoidal tone, moving from left to right with each presentation, thereby forming spatial and temporal intervals between presentations. Participants were asked to predict and intercept the next presentation location and time. We found that increasing the time between sound presentations shifted participants interception location in movement direction. This indicates an effect from time on space for the auditory modality. For the visual presentation, results were mixed. Depending on factors like presentation duration, the number of repetitions and the combination of spatial and temporal intervals, either no effects, or a reversed effect from time on space (i.e., interception location shifted backwards with increasing time) together with an expected effect of space on time (delayed interception for increasing spatial intervals) were found. This variability in effects might be explained by differences in the precision of spatial and temporal representations. The results are interpreted in relation to the representational noise account and compared with similar biases like the Representational-Momentum or Fröhlich Effect.
Keywords: spatiotemporal bias, interception, kappa, tau