Does perceived steepness deter stair climbing when an alternative is available?
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Does perceived steepness deter stair climbing when an alternative is available?
Perception of hill slant is exaggerated in explicit awareness. Proffitt (Perspectives on Psychological Science 1:110-122, 2006) argued that explicit perception of the slant of a climb allows individuals to plan locomotion in keeping with their available locomotor resources, yet no behavioral evidence supports this contention. Pedestrians in a built environment can often avoid climbing stairs, t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1069-9384,1531-5320
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0535-8