Perceiving Distances (06-18-12)
Perceptions of distance are influenced by psychosocial factors, Xiao and Van Bavel report.
Perceptions of distance are influenced by psychosocial factors, Xiao and Van Bavel report.
Neuroscientists (Ralph Adolphs, California Institute of Technology; Valeria Gazzola, Christian Keysers, and Joset Etzel, University of Groningen; Fulvia Castelli, University College London) investigated emotional responses to tactile experiences.
New research indicates that bringing hierarchy to mind can have positive repercussions.
Some individuals are more oriented toward the people in their environment and some to things.
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The fact that people talking on cell phones are distracted and do silly and sometimes dangerous things isn’t news.
Nikunen and Korpela investigated the influence of scene type (urban, combined/mixed, or natural) on how restorative a view is perceived to be by those looking at it, scene preference, and perceived safety.
Gallagher explores humans’ experience of novelty and the material she reports is useful to designers proposing design solutions.
Research presented by Chris Pawson, Sarah Doherty, Laura Martin, Ruth Soares, Caroline Edmonds, and Mark Gardner on April 18 at the British Psychological Society’s annual conference indicates that human cognitive performance is influenced by hydration.
Research by Banerjee, Chatterjee, and Sinha may explain otherwise puzzling findings related to the perceived brightness of an environment.
Maria Larsson of Stockholm University investigates links between scents and memories.