Directing spatial attention towards the illusory location of a ventriloquized sound
| Autor: | Jean Vroomen, Beatrice de Gelder, Paul Bertelson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cognitive Neuropsychology |
| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male genetic structures Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Flash (photography) Tone (musical instrument) Discrimination Psychological Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Attention Sound Localization Sensory cue Communication Crossmodal business.industry Cognition Space perception General Medicine Illusions Space Perception Auditory Perception Female Cues Psychology business Photic Stimulation Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Tilburg University-PURE Acta Psychologica, 108(1), 21-33. Elsevier Science BV |
| ISSN: | 0001-6918 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0001-6918(00)00068-8 |
| Popis: | In this study, we examined whether ventriloquism can rearrange external space on which spatial reflexive attention operates. The task was to judge the elevation (up vs down) of auditory targets delivered in the left or the right periphery, taking no account of side of presentation. Targets were preceded by either auditory, visual, or audiovisual cues to that side. Auditory, but not visual cues had an effect on the speed of auditory target discrimination. On the other hand, a ventriloquized cue, consisting of a tone in central location synchronized with a light flash in the periphery, facilitated responses to targets appearing on the same side as the flash. That effect presumably resulted from the attraction of the apparent location of the tone towards the flash, a well-known manifestation of ventriloquism. Ventriloquism thus can reorganize space in which reflexive attention operates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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