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Studies in Perception and Action IV ("Minimal Movement And Selective Perception by Dynamic Touch" begins on p. 327)
by Mark A. Schmuckler, John M. Kennedy. 382 pgs.

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Preface

Contributors

Section I: Perception

I.A: Vision

Inference and Pattern in Perception Theory

References

Visual Perception of Relative Phase and Phase Variability

Judging Coordinatedness of Stimuli

Heading Perception During Combined Observer Translation and Rotation

I.B: Audition

I.C: Haptics and Touch

Section Ii: Perception - Action Coupling

Ii.A: Affordances

Using an Object as If It Were Another: the Perception and Use of Affordances in Pretend Object Play

II.B: Visually-Guided Action

The Functional Division of Visual Information Under Induced Motion

The Focus of Expansion Is Used to Control Walking

An Ecological Approach to Mobile Robotics

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II.C: Intermodal and Perceptual-Motor Coordination

Is Haptic Space Isotropic?

Object Visibility and the Inertia Tensor as Factors in the Size-Weight Illusion

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Measuring Entropy in Cascade Juggling

Section Iii: Action

Iii.A: Patterns of Coordination

III.B: Movement and Dynamics

The Adiabatic Transformation Hypothesis in a Ball- Bouncing Task

Inertial Tensor Manipulations of Length Perception by Static Holding

Section Iii: Action

Biomechanics as a (limited) Constraint on Postural Coordination

Effects of Postural Stability on Perception-Movement Coupling

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Keyword Index
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Studies in Perception and Action V ("Aging And Perception By Dynamic Touch" begins on p. 85)
by Madeleine A. Grealy, James A. Thomson. 350 pgs.

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Section I. Perception Ia. Vision

The Walker's Direction Affects the Perception of Biological Motion

Flow Fields and Curvature: Confusion About the Path Ahead

Independence of Perceived Size and Perceived Distance

Does Occlusion Allow Metrical Perception of Depth Intervals?

Becoming Competent Through the Perceiver's Eye

Angular Subtense and Binocular Vision: Worse Than Worst

Disparity Constrains the Increased Perceived Speed of Transparent Motions

Reliability and Accuracy in Size Judgments of Objects and Oneself

Role of Energy Conservation in Event Perception

Effects of Irrelevant Cues on Reach and Saccade Direction

Section I. Perception Ib. Audition

Auditory Categorization of Sound Sources

Detection of Occluding Edges by the Use of Echolocation

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Auditory Information in Movement Control Tasks

Hearing Where We Look: Information-Based Regulation Between Perceptual Systems

Section I. Perception Ic. Haptics and Touch

Haptic and Auditory Information Support Perception of Size: Fine Granules

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Large Systematic Deviations in the Haptic Perception of Parallellity

Haptic Curvature Thresholds Over a Gamut of Scales

Are Haptic Perceptions Independent?

Aging and Perception by Dynamic Touch

Nonvisual Alignment of the Hands in Different Spatial Locations

A Vitual Haptic World for Applied and Basic Research

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Section Ii. Perception-Action Coupling Iia. Visually Guided Action

Estimating Time to Collision with a Rotating Nonspherical Object

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Judging Time to Passage

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Is Heading Perception Absolute or Nominal?

The Role of Experience in High Speed Curve Negotiation

Effects of Roadway Design on Driver Behavior: Minnesota Case Studies

Using Optic Flow and Visual Direction to Guide Reaching

Binocular Disparity and Scene-Based Cues Aid the Control of Reaching

Sensori-Motor Coupling: A Kinematic Analysis.

Perceptual Anticipation in Grasping Movement: When Does It Become Possible?

Effects of Intermittent Vision on Prehension Under Binocular and Monocular Viewing.

Visual Perception of Motor Anticipation in Sign Language

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Catching and Judging Fly Balls in a Cavetm

Visual Regulation of Locomotion in Walking

Height Judgements Are Correlated with Distance Ducked Under an Obstacle

Section Ii. Perception-Action Coupling Iib. Perception and Dynamics

Resonance Constraints on Between-Person Polyrhythms

Perceptual Information and Dynamic Stability in a One- Handed Juggling Task

Force and Timing Variability and Natural Frequency in Rhythmic Tapping

Perceived Length by Wielding is Invariant Over Changes in Media

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Musical Experience, Intention and Asymmetry in a Bimanual Switching Task

Modeling Reciprocity (coordination) in Adolescent Conversations: A Log linear Approach

Section Ii. Perception-Action Coupling Iic. Affordances

Fostering Information Detection in the Visual Perception of Relative Mass

Affordances and the Physical Basis of Perceived Heaviness

Changing Action Capabilities for Jumping

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Perceiving the Affordance in Stepping Across an Obstacle

Changed Reaching Possibilities for a Changed Reaching System

Perception of Affordances of Haptic Information in Children and Adults

Determinants of Hand Selection

Gone Fishin': Perceiving What is Reachable with Rods During a Period of Rapid Growth.

Section Ii. Perception-Action Coupling Iid. Development and Learning

Why Toddlers Don't Perceive Risky Ground Based on Surface Friction

Specificity of Learning: Why Infants Fall Over a Veritable Cliff

Infants' Perseverative Errors in a Locomotor A-Not-B Task

A Baby's Day: Capturing Crawling Experience

Learning as an Increasingly Biased Random Walk Process

Section Ii. Perception-Action Coupling Iie. Neural Mechanisms

The Role of Working Memory in Spatial Updating

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Relating Errors in Verbal and Reaching Responses to Visual Targets

Sensorimotor Plasticity and Cognition: Prism Adaptation Can Affect Various Levels of Space Representation

One or Several Representations in Motor Recovery Following Stroke?

Automatic Corrections Prevail in Spite of an Instructed Stopping Response

Section Iii. Action Section Iiia. Patterns of Coordination

Section Iii. Action Section Iiia. Patterns of Coordination

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Pattern Stability in a Functionally Asymmetric Task

Changes in Multifrequency Coordination Across Practice

Attentional Load Covaries with the Stability of a Coordination Pattern

Rhythmic Forearm Movements of Parkinson Patients

Movement Dynamics in a Bi-Dimensional Fitts' Task

Compensatory Variability in Underarm Throw for Accuracy

Interacting Intrinsic Dynamics and Intentionality Requires Coordination Profiling of Movement Systems

Section Iii. Action Iiib. Posture and Locomotion

Age Differences in High Frequency Variability During Quiet Stance

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Coordination Between Locomotion and Breathing Rhythms

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On the Dynamical Nature of Human Postural Transitions

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Effects of Somatosensory Information and Physical Activity on Postural Control

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Keyword Index
3 .

The Psychology of Touch
by Morton A. Heller, William Schiff. 356 pgs.

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Preface

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Part I Sensory Phenomena

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Chapter 2 Sensory and Physiological Bases of Touch

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Chapter 3 Thermal Sensibility

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Chapter 14 Pain Responsiveness

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Part II Development and Intermodal Relations

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Chapter 5 Intermodality Relations: Vision and Touch

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Chapter 6 the Development of Haptic Perception During Infancy

Part III Tactile Pattern Perception

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Chapter 7 Haptic Perception of Form: Activity and Stimulus Attributes

Chapter 8 Vibrotactile Pattern Perception: Some Findings and Applications

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Chapter 9 Braille

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Chapter 10 Haptic Perception in Blind People

Chapter 11 Tactile Pictures

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Chapter 12 a Reversed Lag in the Recognition and Production of Tactual Drawings: Theoretical Implications for Haptic Coding

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Chapter 13 Conclusions: the Future of Touch

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Subject Index
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How Mechanical Context and Feedback Jointly Determine the Use of Mechanical Variables in Length Perception by Dynamic Touch, in Attention, Perception and Psychophysics
by Rudmer Menger, Rob Withagen. 13 pgs.

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Self-Training of Dynamic Touch: Striking Improves Judgment by Wielding, in Attention, Perception and Psychophysics
by Damian G. Stephen, Ryan Arzamarski. 6 pgs.

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Individual Differences in Learning to Perceive Length by Dynamic Touch: Evidence for Variation in Perceptual Learning Capacities, in Perception and Psychophysics
by Rob Withagen, Margot Van Wermeskerken. 11 pgs.

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Temperature Perception on the Hand during Static versus Dynamic Contact with a Surface, in Attention, Perception and Psychophysics
by Barry G. Green. 12 pgs.

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Dynamic Object Recognition in Pigeons and Humans, in Learning & Behavior
by Marcia L. Spetch, Alinda Friedman, Quoc C. Vuong. 13 pgs.

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