Submission 410
A New Method for Measuring Spatial Action Effect Binding
Posterwall-05
Presented by: Annika Klaffehn
Actions and their immediate effects are processed jointly, as shown by extensive evidence. One key finding in this domain is temporal action-effect binding: when actions and slightly delayed effects are causally linked, actions are estimated later and effects earlier than when judged in isolation. This phenomenon has since been observed in a range of causal contexts. It is increasingly framed as being unreliable as an agency indicator, but may rather represent a special case of multisensory integration. If temporal action-effect binding indeed reflects general multisensory processes, this naturally raises the question whether similar binding also occurs in other dimensions, such as space. To investigate this, I propose a new experimental setup that spatially arranges actions and effects while limiting degrees of freedom. On my poster, I present data from two experiments validating this setup and showing significant spatial binding in some conditions. Furthermore, I will point out limitations of the setup and in what sort of situation spatial action-effect binding can not be measured with this method.