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Do intention and exploration modulate the pathways to haptic object identification?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2007

Roberta L. Klatzky
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213Canada. [email protected]://www.psy.cmu.edu/faculty/klatzky/
Susan J. Lederman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada. [email protected]://psyc.queensu.ca/faculty/lederman/lederman.html

Abstract

Our model of haptic object recognition points to the importance of material, as well as geometric properties of objects. Collectively, these can elicit a recognition response after an initial contact, without sequential exploration. This model suggests a revision of the authors' proposals, which takes into account an individual's intention – whether it is for perception or action – and the extent of exploratory movement.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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