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Constructivist and ecological approaches in tactual perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2003

Edouard Gentaz
Affiliation:
Laboratory Cognition and Development (CNRS UMR 8605), University René Descartes-Paris 5, F-92774 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, [email protected]@psycho.univ-paris5.fr
Yvette Hatwell
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University Pierre Mendès-France, F-38040 Grenoble Cedex 9, [email protected] http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/LPE
Arlette Streri
Affiliation:
Laboratory Cognition and Development (CNRS UMR 8605), University René Descartes-Paris 5, F-92774 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, [email protected]@psycho.univ-paris5.fr

Abstract

Constructivist and ecological approaches are also observed in tactile perception studies. The question is whether identification and localization are dissociated in the tactile modality as well, and whether Norman's conception may be generalized to the field of touch. An analogue to blindsight was evidenced in passive touch, but no such dissociation was observed in active touch. A study is in progress in this domain.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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