On the psychological origins of tool use

M Mangalam, DM Fragaszy, JB Wagman… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …

Relating spatial perspective taking to the perception of other's affordances: Providing a foundation for predicting the future behavior of others

SH Creem-Regehr, KT Gagnon, MN Geuss… - Frontiers in human …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Understanding what another agent can see relates functionally to the understanding of what
they can do. We propose that spatial perspective taking and perceiving other's affordances …

[图书][B] Introduction to ecological psychology: A lawful approach to perceiving, acting, and cognizing

JJC Blau, JB Wagman - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of
the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia JC …

Big people, little world: The body influences size perception

JK Stefanucci, MN Geuss - Perception, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous research has shown that changes to the body can influence the perception of
distances in near space (Witt et al, 2005 Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human …

[图书][B] The process of research in psychology

DM McBride - 2023 - books.google.com
With a structure focused on process over memorization, best-selling author Dawn M.
McBride′ s The Process of Research in Psychology, Fifth Edition covers topics with a step …

[HTML][HTML] Learning by doing: Action performance facilitates affordance perception

JM Franchak, DJ van der Zalm, KE Adolph - Vision research, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of action performance on perceptual judgments by evaluating
accuracy in judging whether doorways allowed passage. Participants made judgments …

Gut estimates: Pregnant women adapt to changing possibilities for squeezing through doorways

JM Franchak, KE Adolph - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2014 - Springer
Possibilities for action depend on the fit between the body and the environment. Perceiving
what actions are possible is challenging, because the body and the environment are always …

Visuomotor control of human adaptive locomotion: understanding the anticipatory nature

T Higuchi - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
To maintain balance during locomotion, the central nervous system (CNS) accommodates
changes in the constraints of spatial environment (eg, existence of an obstacle or changes in …

Athletic experience influences shoulder rotations when running through apertures

T Higuchi, G Murai, A Kijima, Y Seya… - Human Movement …, 2011 - Elsevier
In order to pass through apertures safely and efficiently, individuals must perceive the width
of the aperture relative to (1) the width of the person-plus-object system and to (2) their …

Perception of passage through openings depends on the size of the body in motion

JM Franchak, EC Celano, KE Adolph - Experimental brain research, 2012 - Springer
Walkers need to modify their ongoing actions to meet the demands of everyday
environments. Navigating through openings requires gait modifications if the size of the …