Measuring causal perception: Connections to representational momentum? Export

@article{citeulike:849250, abstract = {In a collision between two objects, we can perceive not only low-level properties, such as color and motion, but also the seemingly high-level property of causality. It has proven difficult, however, to measure causal perception in a quantitatively rigorous way which goes beyond perceptual reports. Here we focus on the possibility of measuring perceived causality using the phenomenon of representational momentum (RM). Recent studies suggest a relationship between causal perception and RM, based on the fact that RM appears to be attenuated for causally `launched' objects. This is explained by appeal to the visual expectation that a `launched' object is inert and thus should eventually cease its movement after a collision, without a source of self-propulsion. We first replicated these demonstrations, and then evaluated this alleged connection by exploring RM for different types of displays, including the contrast between causal launching and non-causal `passing'. These experiments suggest that the RM-attenuation effect is not a pure measure of causal perception, but rather may reflect lower-level spatiotemporal correlates of only some causal displays. We conclude by discussing the strengths and pitfalls of various methods of measuring causal perception.}, author = {Choi, Hoon and Scholl, Brian J.}, booktitle = {Michotte's heritage in perception and cognition research}, citeulike-article-id = {849250}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.06.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16905109}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16905109}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5T-4KMYM8N-3/2/9b602f037cd5af9a0de1df7fdf99b080}, doi = {10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.06.001}, journal = {Acta Psychologica}, keywords = {causality}, month = {}, number = {1-2}, pages = {91--111}, posted-at = {2008-05-30 14:28:41}, priority = {2}, title = {Measuring causal perception: Connections to representational momentum?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.06.001}, volume = {123}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:849250 L3 - citeulike-article-id:849250 N2 - In a collision between two objects, we can perceive not only low-level properties, such as color and motion, but also the seemingly high-level property of causality. It has proven difficult, however, to measure causal perception in a quantitatively rigorous way which goes beyond perceptual reports. Here we focus on the possibility of measuring perceived causality using the phenomenon of representational momentum (RM). Recent studies suggest a relationship between causal perception and RM, based on the fact that RM appears to be attenuated for causally `launched' objects. This is explained by appeal to the visual expectation that a `launched' object is inert and thus should eventually cease its movement after a collision, without a source of self-propulsion. We first replicated these demonstrations, and then evaluated this alleged connection by exploring RM for different types of displays, including the contrast between causal launching and non-causal `passing'. These experiments suggest that the RM-attenuation effect is not a pure measure of causal perception, but rather may reflect lower-level spatiotemporal correlates of only some causal displays. We conclude by discussing the strengths and pitfalls of various methods of measuring causal perception. IS - 1-2 JF - Acta Psychologica EP - 111 TI - Measuring causal perception: Connections to representational momentum? VL - 123 T2 - Michotte's heritage in perception and cognition research SP - 91 KW - causality AU - Choi, Hoon AU - Scholl, Brian PY - 2006/0// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.06.001 ER -