Multisensory Perception Flashcards
1
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Traditional paradigm
A
- Modular
- Bottom-up
- Vision dominant
2
Q
Emerging paradigm
A
- Integrative
- Non-hierarchical
- Multi-sensory
3
Q
What is the dominant sensory modality?
A
Vision
4
Q
Ventriloquism effect
A
Vision is in control
We perceive the sound to be coming from the puppet as opposed to the puppeteer; also when watching TV –> we perceive to be coming from actor on the screen when it’s actually coming from speakers
5
Q
McGurk
A
Vision modifies speech perception
6
Q
Benefits of Multisensory Processing
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- Improved Accuracy
- Improved Precision
- Improved reaction time
- More complete information
