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Embodied Perception and the Economy of Action by Proffitt, Dennis R.

“…Perception informs people about the opportunities for action and their associated costs. To this end, explicit awareness of spatial layout varies not only with…”
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Temporal dynamics of the Rubber Hand Illusion by Finotti, Gianluca, Garofalo, Sara, Costantini, Marcello, Proffitt, Dennis R.

“…It is widely accepted that the representation of the body is not fixed and immutable, but rather flexible and constantly updated based on a continuous stream…”
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Tool Embodiment: The Tool's Output Must Match the User's Input by Weser, Veronica, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…The embodiment of tools and rubber hands is believed to involve the modification of two separate body representations: the body schema and the body image,…”
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The Roles of Altitude and Fear in the Perception of Height by Stefanucci, Jeanine K, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…Previous research on perceiving spatial layout has found that people often exhibit normative biases in their perception of the environment. For instance, slant…”
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Choosing efficient actions: Deciding where to walk by Linkenauger, Sally A, Weser, Veronica, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…Humans evolved to be endurance animals. Our ancestors were persistence hunters; they would chase animals, including gazelles, until they ran them into…”
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Taking a Hands-On Approach: Apparent Grasping Ability Scales the Perception of Object Size by Linkenauger, Sally A, Witt, Jessica K, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…We examined whether the apparent size of an object is scaled to the morphology of the relevant body part with which one intends to act on it. To be specific,…”
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Direct Evidence for the Economy of Action: Glucose and the Perception of Geographical Slant by Schnall, Simone, Zadra, Jonathan R, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…When locomoting in a physically challenging environment, the body draws upon available energy reserves to accommodate increased metabolic demand. Ingested…”
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Designed Natural Spaces: Informal Gardens Are Perceived to Be More Restorative than Formal Gardens by Twedt, Elyssa, Rainey, Reuben M, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…Experimental research shows that there are perceived and actual benefits to spending time in natural spaces compared to urban spaces, such as reduced cognitive…”
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An effect of mood on the perception of geographical slant by Riener, Cedar R., Stefanucci, Jeanine K., Proffitt, Dennis R., Clore, Gerald

“…Previous research has shown that hills appear steeper to those who are fatigued, encumbered, of low physical fitness, elderly, or in declining health (Bhalla &…”
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The Role of Effort in Perceiving Distance by Proffitt, Dennis R., Stefanucci, Jeanine, Banton, Tom, Epstein, William

“…Berkeley proposed that space is perceived in terms of effort. Consistent with his proposal, the present studies show that perceived egocentric distance…”
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Implicit associations have a circadian rhythm by Zadra, Jonathan R, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…The current study shows that people's ability to inhibit implicit associations that run counter to their explicit views varies in a circadian pattern. The…”
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Social support and the perception of geographical slant by Schnall, Simone, Harber, Kent D., Stefanucci, Jeanine K., Proffitt, Dennis R.

“…The visual perception of geographical slant is influenced by physiological resources, such as physical fitness, age, and being physically refreshed. In two…”
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The Effects of Handedness and Reachability on Perceived Distance by Linkenauger, Sally A, Witt, Jessica K, Stefanucci, Jeanine K, Bakdash, Jonathan Z, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…Previous research has suggested that perceived distances are scaled by the action capabilities of the body. The present studies showed that when "reachability"…”
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Distance Perception by Proffitt, Dennis R.

“…Distance perception seems to be an incredible achievement if it is construed as being based solely on static retinal images. Information provided by such…”
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Skating down a Steeper Slope: Fear Influences the Perception of Geographical Slant by Stefanucci, Jeanine K, Proffitt, Dennis R, Clore, Gerald L, Parekh, Nazish

“…Previous studies have shown that conscious awareness of hill slant is overestimated, but visually guided actions directed at hills are relatively accurate…”
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Perceiving Distance: A Role of Effort and Intent by Witt, Jessica K, Proffitt, Dennis R, Epstein, William

“…Perceiving egocentric distance is not only a function of the optical variables to which it relates, but also a function of people's current physiological…”
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Visual-motor recalibration in geographical slant perception by Bhalla, M, Proffitt, D R

“…In 4 experiments, it was shown that hills appear steeper to people who are encumbered by wearing a heavy backpack (Experiment 1), are fatigued (Experiment 2),…”
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Look before You Leap: Jumping Ability Affects Distance Perception by Lessard, David A, Linkenauger, Sally A, Proffitt, Dennis R

“…Previous research has demonstrated that changing perceivers' action capabilities can affect their perception of the extent over which an action is performed…”
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Evidence for Hand-Size Constancy: The Dominant Hand as a Natural Perceptual Metric by Linkenauger, Sally A., Geuss, Michael N., Stefanucci, Jeanine K., Leyrer, Markus, Richardson, Beth H., Proffitt, Dennis R., Bülthoff, Heinrich H., Mohler, Betty J.

“…The hand is a reliable and ecologically useful perceptual ruler that can be used to scale the sizes of close, manipulatable objects in the world in a manner…”
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An Embodied Approach to Perception: By What Units Are Visual Perceptions Scaled? by Proffitt, Dennis R.

“…When humans perceive the environment, angular units of visual information must be transformed into units appropriate for the specification of such parameters…”
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