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Harris, Jonathan.
Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?.
Degree: MS, School of Health & Human Performance, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13029 
► Two recent studies suggest that Inhibition of Return (IOR) varies in magnitude as a function of target location for overt orienting tasks but not covert…
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▼ Two recent studies suggest that Inhibition of Return
(IOR) varies in magnitude as a function of target location for
overt orienting tasks but not covert orienting tasks.
Unfortunately, methodological differences between these studies
prevent a direct comparison of their results. Thus the aim of the
current study was to replicate and extend the results of these two
studies within a single experiment while controlling for
methodological differences. Participants (N=37) were assigned to a
cue-target or a target-target group and were required to make
manual (covert orienting block) or saccadic responses (overt
orienting block) to peripheral stimuli occupying one of four
peripheral locations. An analysis of target reaction times
indicated that while IOR was present under all circumstances, it
did not vary as a function of target location. A careful
examination of our methods points to the importance of controlling
set size (the number of possible target locations) in IOR
studies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Nathan Crowder (external-examiner), Dr. Anita Unruh (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John McCabe , Dr. Raymond Klein (thesis-reader), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Attention; Vision
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APA (6th Edition):
Harris, J. (2010). Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13029
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Harris, Jonathan. “Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13029.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Harris, Jonathan. “Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?.” 2010. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Harris J. Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13029.
Council of Science Editors:
Harris J. Are there anisotropies in covert and overt visual
orienting?. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13029
Dalhousie University
2.
White, Justin.
The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation.
Degree: MS, School of Health & Human Performance, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13032
► A size-weight illusion (SWI) occurs when a large object and small object of equal mass but different volume are lifted and the small object is…
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▼ A size-weight illusion (SWI) occurs when a large
object and small object of equal mass but different volume are
lifted and the small object is perceived as heavier than the large
object. All previous studies of the SWI used similar coloured
objects and found that individuals initially use more force to lift
the large object, compared to the small object but then use similar
forces for the two objects on subsequent lifts. In contrast to the
change in lifting forces over trials, the perceptual illusion stays
consistent across all trials. The goal of the current study was to
determine if introducing different colours for the SWI stimuli
could alter participants’ expectations about the masses of the two
objects and therefore modify the perceptual SWI. Participants
lifted SWI stimuli that were either identical in colour or stimuli
of different colour.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Shawn Boe (external-examiner), Dr. Anita Unruh (graduate-coordinator), Dr. John McCabe (thesis-reader), Dr. John Kozey (thesis-reader), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Motor Control; Motor Learning; Action;
Perception
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APA (6th Edition):
White, J. (2010). The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13032
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
White, Justin. “The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13032.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
White, Justin. “The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation.” 2010. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
White J. The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13032.
Council of Science Editors:
White J. The Influence of Colour on the Size-Weight Illusion:
Redefining Expectation. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13032
Dalhousie University
3.
Ryan, Matthew P.
PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK.
Degree: MS, School of Health & Human Performance, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14147
► When wearing prism goggles that displace vision laterally, the initial pointing errors are rapidly corrected. When the goggles are removed after a sufficient period of…
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▼ When wearing prism goggles that displace vision
laterally, the initial pointing errors are rapidly corrected. When
the goggles are removed after a sufficient period of prism
adaptation (PA), there is an aftereffect in spatial responding in
the opposite direction of the original displacement. In this
study 24 participants were tested using a computerized PA procedure
to explore the effects of displacement direction (left/right), type
of feedback during adaptation (hand/indirect), and type of target
(fixed/non-fixed) on pointing error during 180 PA trials and
the time-course of the aftereffect when measured in two ways:
Subjective Straight Ahead (SSA) pointing (proprioceptive guidance
towards perceived straight-ahead) and Visual Open Loop (VOL)
pointing (visual and proprioceptive performance when pointing
toward a straight-ahead target). During the initial stage of
adaptation, all groups adjusted pointing in the opposite direction
of prismatic displacement. Pointing error was similar for left and
right goggle groups, but was more accurate and faster to stabilize
with hand than indirect feedback. After pointing stabilized, the
left-goggle/hand feedback group reached beyond targets
(‘over-corrected’ pointing error), while other conditions failed to
fully adjust pointing and remained ‘under-corrected’. In all
groups, SSA aftereffects were weak or absent, while VOL
aftereffects endured for at least 40-minutes. VOL aftereffects were
larger following hand-feedback at all post-PA latencies, and for
left-goggle groups at early post-PA latencies. Target-type affected
performance during the stabilized-phase of adaptation, but did not
influence SSA or VOL aftereffects. These results suggest that
computerized PA had induced changes in vision but not
proprioception, and provide novel evidence that the technology
induced reliable aftereffects following both hand and indirect
feedback PA. The results, when considered together with the
study’s strengths and weaknesses, provide insight into how future
studies might assess computerized-PA can be used to explore
more complex attention and space representation process in
healthy-normal and patients suffering from unilateral
neglect.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. David Westwood (external-examiner), Dr. Lynne Robinson (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Raymond Klein, Dr. Gail Eskes, Dr. Larry Holt (thesis-reader), Dr. Raymond Klein (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Prism Adaptation; Perceptual Learning
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Ryan, M. P. (2011). PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14147
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ryan, Matthew P. “PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14147.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ryan, Matthew P. “PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK.” 2011. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Ryan MP. PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14147.
Council of Science Editors:
Ryan MP. PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14147
Dalhousie University
4.
LeBlanc, Kevin.
Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception.
Degree: MS, School of Health & Human Performance, 2014, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54006
► Past research has shown strong evidence supporting the notion that the visual control of action and the visual perception of objects are mediated by two…
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▼ Past research has shown strong evidence supporting the
notion that the visual control of action and the visual perception
of objects are mediated by two functionally and anatomically
distinct visual systems (Milner & Goodale, 2008). Little is
known about how each visual system interferes with the other when
performing a sequential task. However, it is known that the
kinematics of an action can be affected by a subsidiary attention
task (Castiello, 1996). In the current study participants (N =23)
were presented with two rectangular objects placed one in front of
the other. Participants were instructed to grasp the first object
and place it on a specified target area and then either grasp, make
a perceptual judgment about, or ignore the second object. The
results revealed that preparing an action to the second object does
not produce interference to the first action, but attending to its
size for verbal judgment does.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Steven Carroll (external-examiner), Cheryl MacDonald (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Michelle Stone (thesis-reader), Dr. Shaun Boe (thesis-reader), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Kinesiology; Neuroscience; Psychology
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LeBlanc, K. (2014). Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54006
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
LeBlanc, Kevin. “Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54006.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
LeBlanc, Kevin. “Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception.” 2014. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
LeBlanc K. Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54006.
Council of Science Editors:
LeBlanc K. Interference in sequential grasping: effects of action and
perception. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54006
Dalhousie University
5.
Bishop, Ronald.
Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory.
Degree: MS, School of Physiotherapy, 2014, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54014
► Background: Performing a motor task activates the sensorimotor network. Functional connectivity (FC) analysis can determine connections between distinct neural regions of a network. Graph theory…
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▼ Background: Performing a motor task activates the
sensorimotor network. Functional connectivity (FC) analysis can
determine connections between distinct neural regions of a network.
Graph theory can then be applied to quantify the networks
connections. Establishing the network in non-disabled participants
can be used as a comparator in future neuroimaging research.
Purpose: To determine the sensorimotor network in a group of
non-disabled participants. Methods: Nineteen participants were
scanned using magnetoencephalography while they performed a
unilateral upper-limb visuomotor task. FC was compared between rest
and task conditions to determine significant connections during
task only. These connections were quantified using graph theory.
Results: FC significantly increased between 118 node pairs during
the task state compared to rest. Graph theory quantitatively
highlighted 40 nodes as important, including regions of the
pre-established sensorimotor network (contralateral primary motor
and somatosensory cortex among others). This network can be used as
a template for comparison in future studies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Steven Beyea (external-examiner), Dr. Shaun Boe (graduate-coordinator), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-reader), Dr. Shaun Boe and Dr. Timothy Bardouille (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: magnetoencephalography; functional connectivity; visuomotor; graph theory
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Bishop, R. (2014). Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54014
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bishop, Ronald. “Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54014.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bishop, Ronald. “Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory.” 2014. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Bishop R. Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54014.
Council of Science Editors:
Bishop R. Exploring the Sensorimotor Network Using Functional
Connectivity and Graph Theory. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54014
Dalhousie University
6.
Taber, Michael John.
Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System.
Degree: PhD, Interdisciplinary PhD Programme, 2010, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13176
► Existing guidelines detail assessment criteria that should be used to evaluate offshore emergency response (ER) team members’ performance; however, minimal research has investigated this testing.…
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▼ Existing guidelines detail assessment criteria that
should be used to evaluate offshore emergency response (ER) team
members’ performance; however, minimal research has investigated
this testing. Therefore, using a Human System Integration approach,
this thesis examines the impact of including an electronic
Emergency Response Focus Board (ERFB) during simulation testing.
Archival ER performance videos were analyzed, subject matter
experts (SMEs) were interviewed, and an iterative human-centered
design process was used to test prototype ERFBs. Situation
awareness, accuracy, and reaction times were collected during ERFB
testing in simulated emergencies. Results indicate that SMEs use
different assessment factors to predict future ER performance and
that the type of ERFB and offshore experience significantly
influenced speed and accuracy of responses. Based on these results,
it was concluded that a dynamic ERFB improves the development and
maintenance of SA. Therefore, it was recommended that a similar
ERFB configuration be implemented into future offshore ER
assessments.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Nancy Cooke (external-examiner), Dr. Marina Pluzhenskaya (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Ronald Pelot (thesis-reader), Dr. Raymond Klein (thesis-reader), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-reader), Dr. John McCabe (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Not Applicable (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Human factors; mental models; offshore emergency response;
visual displays
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Taber, M. J. (2010). Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13176
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Taber, Michael John. “Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13176.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Taber, Michael John. “Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System.” 2010. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Taber MJ. Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2010. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13176.
Council of Science Editors:
Taber MJ. Human Systems Integration and Situation Awareness in
Microworlds: An Examination of Emergency Response within the
Offshore Command and Control Training System. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13176
Dalhousie University
7.
Acharya, Bishnu.
CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION.
Degree: PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14255
► Environmental concerns and energy security are two major forces driving the fossil fuel based energy system towards renewable energy. In this context, hydrogen is gaining…
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▼ Environmental concerns and energy security are two
major forces driving the fossil fuel based energy system towards
renewable energy. In this context, hydrogen is gaining more and
more attention in this 21st century. Presently, hydrogen is
produced from reformation of fossil fuels, a process that could not
address above two problems. For this it needs to be produced from a
renewable carbon neutral energy source. Biomass has been identified
as such a renewable energy source. Conversion of biomass through
thermo-chemical gasification process in the presence of steam could
provide a viable renewable source of hydrogen. This thesis presents
an innovative system based on chemical looping gasification for
producing hydrogen-enriched gas from biomass. The other merit of
this system is that it produces a pure stream of carbon dioxide by
conducting in-process capture and regeneration of sorbent. A
laboratory scale chemical looping gasification (CLG) system based
on a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) is developed and tested.
Experiments conducted to gasify sawdust in CFB-CLG system shows
that it could produce a gas with as much as 80% hydrogen and as
little as 5% carbon dioxide. A kinetic model is developed to
predict the performance of the gasifier of a CFB-CLG system, and is
validated against experimental results. To understand the science
of biomass gasification in the presence of steam and CaO, a number
of additional studies are conducted. It show that for higher
hydrogen and lower carbon dioxide concentration in the product gas,
the optimum values of steam to biomass ratio, sorbent to biomass
ratio, and operating temperature are 0.83, 2.0 and 670 °C
respectively. In CFB-CLG system the sorbent goes through a series
of successive calcination-carbonation cycles. Calcination studies
in presence of three alternate media, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and
steam show, that steam calcination is best among them. An empirical
relation for calcination in presence of three media is developed.
Owing to the sintering, irrespective of medium used for
calcination, the conversion of CaO reduces progressively as it goes
through alternate calcination-carbonation cycles. An additional
empirical equation is developed to predict the loss in sorbent’s
ability during carbonation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Alberto Gómez-Barea (external-examiner), Dr. David Westwood (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Dominic Groulx (thesis-reader), Dr. Su-Ling Brooks (thesis-reader), Dr. Prabir Basu & Dr. Animesh Dutta (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Yes (manuscripts), Yes (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Chemical looping; Gasification; Hydrogen gas; Carbon
dioxide capture; Renewable energy; Biomass-hydrogen
production
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APA (6th Edition):
Acharya, B. (2011). CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14255
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Acharya, Bishnu. “CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14255.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Acharya, Bishnu. “CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION.” 2011. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Acharya B. CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14255.
Council of Science Editors:
Acharya B. CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR
HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS PRODUCTION. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14255
Dalhousie University
8.
Salmon, Joshua.
HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION.
Degree: PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, 2013, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35395
► Manuscript-based dissertation. One introductory chapter, one concluding chapter, and five manuscripts (seven chapters in total).
In our environment we do two things with objects: identify…
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▼ Manuscript-based dissertation. One introductory
chapter, one concluding chapter, and five manuscripts (seven
chapters in total).
In our environment we do two things with objects:
identify them, and act on them. Perhaps not coincidentally,
research has shown that the brain appears to have two distinct
visual streams, one that is engaged during the identification of
objects, and one that is associated with action. Although these
visual streams are distinct, there has been increasing interest in
how the action and identification systems interact during grasping
and identification tasks. In particular, the current research
explored the role that previous motor experience with familiar
manipulable objects might have on the time it takes healthy
participants to identify these objects (relative to non-manipulable
objects). Furthermore, previous research has shown that there are
multiple, computationally and neuro-anatomically different, action
systems. The current research was particularly interested in the
action systems involved in 1) grasping, and 2) functionally using
an object. Work began by developed a new stimulus set of black
& white photographs of manipulable and non-manipulable objects,
and collecting ‘graspability’ and ‘functional usage’ ratings
(chapter 2). This stimulus set was then used to show that high
manipulability was related to faster naming but slower
categorization (chapter 3). In chapter 4, the nature of these
effects was explored by extending a computational model by Yoon,
Heinke and Humphreys (2002). Results from chapter 5 indicated
independent roles of graspability and functional usage during tasks
that required identification of objects presented either with or
without a concurrent mask. Specifically, graspaility effects were
larger for items that were not masked; and functional use effects
were larger for items that were masked. Finally, chapter 6
indicated that action effects during identification tasks are
partly based on how realistic the depictions of the objects are.
That is, results from chapter 6 indicated the manipulability
effects are larger for photographs than they are for line-drawings
of the same objects. These results have direct implications for the
design of future identification tasks, but, more broadly, they
speak to the interactive nature of the human mind: Action
representations can be invoked and measured during simple
identification tasks, even where acting on the object is not
required.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Michael Masson (external-examiner), Patti Devlin (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Raymond Klein (thesis-reader), Dr. David Westwood (thesis-reader), Dr. Dennis Phillips (thesis-reader), Dr. Patricia McMullen (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Yes (manuscripts), Yes (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: object recognition; identification; action; manipulable; manipulability; naming; categorization; photographs
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APA (6th Edition):
Salmon, J. (2013). HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION. (Doctoral Dissertation). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35395
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Salmon, Joshua. “HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie University. Accessed April 10, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35395.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Salmon, Joshua. “HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION.” 2013. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Salmon J. HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 10].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35395.
Council of Science Editors:
Salmon J. HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE)
INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Dalhousie University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35395
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