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Prospective Control: Effect of Exploratory-task-generated-motion on Adaptation in Real and Virtual Environments

Littman, Eric Marshall
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1237518547

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2009, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Prospective control can be characterized as the ability to anticipate future events and act in an anticipatory manner to arrive at a desired goal. If this process is disturbed, one must actively explore the environment to properly detect new mappings. Virtual environments are able to circumvent the limitations of the physical environment and therefore can aid in determining the boundaries of people’s ability to engage in prospective control. However, it has not been shown that the behaviors exhibited in these contexts are generalizable. Participants’ head motion was recorded while they navigated through a physical or virtual maze. The results indicated main effects of time and segment as well as a time x segment interaction for both yaw and pitch rotations. There was no significant difference between the physical and virtual conditions nor were there any significant interactions involving condition. These changes reflect how behavior is modified to regain prospectivity.
L. James Smart, PhD (Advisor)
Robin D. Thomas, PhD (Committee Member)
David A. Waller, PhD (Committee Member)
60 p.
Psychology; Technology
Prospective Control; Adaptation; Virtual Environments; Virtual Reality; Perception; Action; Distortion; Navigation; Motor Control; Motion; Posture; Postural Sway; Hurst Exponent; Persistence; Anti-Persistence; Goal-Directed Behavior; Behavior

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  • Littman, E. M. (2009). Prospective Control: Effect of Exploratory-task-generated-motion on Adaptation in Real and Virtual Environments [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1237518547

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Littman, Eric. Prospective Control: Effect of Exploratory-task-generated-motion on Adaptation in Real and Virtual Environments. 2009. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1237518547.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Littman, Eric. "Prospective Control: Effect of Exploratory-task-generated-motion on Adaptation in Real and Virtual Environments." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1237518547

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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