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The Effect of the Müller-Lyer Illusion on the Planning and Control of Manual Aiming Movements

Two experiments used Müller-Lyer stimuli to test the predictions of the planning-control model ( S. Glover, 2002 ) for aiming movements. In Experiment 1, participants aimed to stimuli that either remained the same or changed upon movement initiation. Experiment 2 was identical except that the durati...

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Published in:Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance 2006-04, Vol.32 (2), p.413-422
Main Authors: Mendoza, Jocelyn E, Elliott, Digby, Meegan, Daniel V, Lyons, James L, Welsh, Timothy N
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Language:English
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Summary:Two experiments used Müller-Lyer stimuli to test the predictions of the planning-control model ( S. Glover, 2002 ) for aiming movements. In Experiment 1, participants aimed to stimuli that either remained the same or changed upon movement initiation. Experiment 2 was identical except that the duration of visual feedback for online control was manipulated. The authors found that the figures visible during movement planning and online control had additive effects on endpoint bias, even when participants had ample time to use visual feedback to modify their movements (Experiment 2). These findings are problematic not only for the planning-control model but also for A. D. Milner and M. A. Goodale's (1995) two visual system explanation of illusory bias. Although our results are consistent with the idea that a single representation is used for perception, movement planning, and online control (e.g., V. H. Franz, 2001 ), other work from our laboratory and elsewhere suggests that the manner in which space is coded depends on constraints associated with the specific task, such as the visual cues available to the performer.
ISSN:0096-1523
1939-1277
DOI:10.1037/0096-1523.32.2.413