ArticleJournal of vision2021
The look and feel of soft are similar across different softness dimensions.
Article in Journal of vision, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Visual categorisation of images of familiar objects based on their authenticity: an fMRI study.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Both optical and rheological properties contribute to viscosity judgements when comparing real liquids using vision and touch.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Probing the link between vision and language in material perception using psychophysics and unsupervised learning.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
- Probing the Link Between Vision and Language in Material Perception Using Psychophysics and Unsupervised Learning.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- SORI: A softness-rendering interface to unravel the nature of softness perception.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Assessing the representational structure of softness activated by words.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Selectively manipulating softness perception of materials through sound symbolism.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Roughness perception: A multisensory/crossmodal perspective.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2022Review
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Abstract
The softness of objects can be perceived through several senses. For instance, to judge the softness of a cat's fur, we do not only look at it, we often also run our fingers through its coat. Recently, we have shown that haptically perceived softness covaries with the compliance, viscosity, granularity, and furriness of materials (Dovencioglu, Üstün, Doerschner, & Drewing, 2020). However, it is unknown whether vision can provide similar information about the various aspects of perceived softness. Here, we investigated this question in an experiment with three conditions: in the haptic condition, blindfolded participants explored materials with their hands, in the static visual condition participants were presented with close-up photographs of the same materials, and in the dynamic visual condition participants watched videos of the hand-material interactions that were recorded in the haptic condition. After haptically or visually exploring the materials, participants rated them on various attributes. Our results show a high overall perceptual correspondence among the three experimental conditions. With a few exceptions, this correspondence tended to be strongest between haptic and dynamic visual conditions. These results are discussed with respect to information potentially available through the senses, or through prior experience, when judging the softness of materials.
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