Visual and Haptic Perception of Affordances of Feelies

Most human-made objects are designed with a particular function and user in mind. This means that most have well-defined affordances. An important question remains unanswered concerns the perception of affordances were not created for specific purpose. Investigating such would provide insight into how perceived via exploratory activity. In addition, comparison ambiguous across vision haptics offer strong test lawfulness information about (i.e., invariance over transformation). The use “feelies”— by Gibson (1962) no obvious unlike any common object— could shed light on these processes. present study showed when observers reported potential uses feelies, modality significantly influenced what kind perceived. Specifically, visual exploration resulted more noun labels (e.g. “toy”) haptic verb (i.e. “throw”). These results suggested overlapping, but distinct classes action possibilities readily perceivable using haptics. Semantic network analyses revealed object-oriented responses focused object identification, whereas action-oriented responses. Cluster confirmed results. Affordance produced condition consistent, used fewer descriptors, less diverse, novel than those condition. How unique shape feelies influences affordance judgments is currently being investigated, multiple convex concave surface regions be critical providing affordances, different patterns curvature specifying