Monocular Optical Constraints on Collision Control
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2001
Abstract
A simulated ball-hitting task was used to explore the optical basis for collision control. Ball speed and size were manipulated in Experiments 1 and 2. Results showed a tendency for participants to respond earlier to slower and larger balls. Early in practice, participants would consistently miss the slowest and largest balls. Experiments 3 and 4 examined performance as a function of the range of speeds. Performance for identical speeds differed depending on whether the speeds were fastest or slowest within a range. Asymmetric transfer between the 2 ranges of speeds showed that those trained with slow speeds were very successful when tested with a faster range of speeds. Those trained with fast speeds did not do as well when tested on slower speeds. The pattern of results across 4 experiments suggests that participants were using optical angle and expansion rate as separate degrees of freedom for solving the collision task.
Repository Citation
Smith, M. R.,
Flach, J. M.,
Dittman, S. M.,
& Stanard, T.
(2001). Monocular Optical Constraints on Collision Control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27 (2), 395-410.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/psychology/314
DOI
10.1037/0096-1523.27.2.395
