Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition

Numerous spatial biases influence navigation, interactions, and preferences in our environment. This volume considers their influences on perception and memory.

Timothy L. Hubbard (Edited by)

9781107154988, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 August 2018

494 pages, 8 b/w illus.
24 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.89 kg

'Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition is a collection of reviews from a wide array of contributors about a very broad range of topics … This book is well suited for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology or cognitive science, or for students of all ages interested in spatial relations and spatial abilities.' Austen Smith, Perception

Our experience of the world is influenced by numerous spatial biases, most of which influence us without our being aware of them. These biases are related to illusions and asymmetries in our perception of space, relationships between space and other qualities, dynamics of moving objects, dynamics of scene configuration, and dynamics related to perception and action. Consideration of these biases provides insight into how we perceive, remember, and navigate space, as well as how we interact with objects and people in space. This volume introduces and reviews numerous spatial biases, and provides descriptions and examples of each bias. The contributors discuss historical and current theories for many biases, and for some biases, provide new explanatory theories. Providing a 'one-stop shop' for information on such a key aspect of our experience in the world, this volume will interest anyone curious about our understanding of space.

Part I. Anisotropies and Illusions: 1. Perceptual biases in elementary geometry Michael Morgan
2. Perceptual anisotropies in visual space J. Antonio Aznar-Casanova
3. Situated influences on spatial-numerical associations Krzysztof Cipora, Katarzyna Patro and Hans-Christoph Nürk
4. S-R compatibility with physical and representational locations: the Simon, SMARC, and STEARC effects Carlo Umiltà, Mario Bonato and Elena Rusconi
5. Unraveling the paradox of spatial pitch Ophelia Deroy, Irune Fernandez-Preito, Jordi Navarra and Charles Spence
6. Representational biases in space and language Alexander Kranjec
Part II. Dynamics of Objects: 7. Mislocalizations at the onset position of moving stimuli Jochen Müsseler and Dirk Kerzel
8. Influences on representational momentum Timothy L. Hubbard
9. The flash-lag effect Timothy L. Hubbard
10. Perceptual and motor biases in reference to gravity Myrka Zago
11. Auditory biases in visual motion perception Wataru Teramoto, Souta Hidaka and Yoichi Sugita
12. Adaptive biases in visual and auditory looming perception John G. Neuhoff
Part III. Dynamics in Scenes: 13. Expanding space: does imagination affect boundary extension for visual scenes? Helene Intraub
14. Spatial contraries and mirrors Ivana Bianchi and Ugo Savardi
15. Aesthetics and preferences in scene and spatial composition Timothy L. Hubbard
16. Spatial biases in thought and judgment: reference theory Barbara Tversky
17. Categorical influences on spatial bias Nora Newcombe
Part IV. Perception and Action: 18. Spatial bias after brain damage: the case of visual neglect Pom Charras, Juan Lupianez and Paolo Bartolomeo
19. Natural regularities and coupled predictive perceptual and cognitive biases: why we evolved to systematically experience spatial illusions Michael McBeath
20. Two 'inhibitions of return' bias orienting differently Raymond M. Klein and Ralph S. Redden
21. Spatial biases from action Jessica K. Witt
22. Spatial biases in navigation and wayfinding Jan M. Wiener and Tobias Meilinger
23. Grounding social cognition in space Caterina Suitner and Thomas W. Schubert
24. Forms of bias in cognitive science: moving beyond perception, action, and cognition J. Scott Jordan, Vincent Cialdella, Dan S. Schloesser and Jiuyang Bai.

Subject Areas: Perception [JMRP], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Psychology [JM]