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The information variables for controlling manual transfer of liquid-filled containers.
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Attention, Perception & Psychophysics . Nov2023, Vol. 85 Issue 8, p2821-2833. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- It is a familiar but challenging task to manually transfer a liquid-filled container without spilling. The action requires stringent control because the dynamics of interacting with the non-rigid aqueous content is complex. In this work, we sought to discover what properties of a liquid-filled container were predictive of transfer without spilling performance. Two candidate variables were tested (Experiment 1): The distance between liquid surface and the container's rim (h) and the container's diameter (d). Participants attempted to transfer 15 containers (3 ds and 5 hs), one at a time and as fast as possible, without spilling. Kinematic analyses showed that the movement's peak velocity and the first peak acceleration were affected by h; the movement time and the frequency of acceleration change were affected by h and d in a hierarchical manner, where transfer without spilling was first affected by h and for full containers, the thick ones were moved more slowly and went through more acceleration change; for not so full containers, the container's diameter did not have any effect. Next, each of the 15 containers was compared with the other 14, and participants judged from a pair of displayed containers which one was more likely to be moved fast without spilling (Experiment 2). Perceived affordance was affected by h and d but not by whether containers were placed upright or tilted. In general, thinner and less full containers were judged as easier to be moved fast without spilling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INFORMATION resources management
*LIQUID surfaces
*CONTAINERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19433921
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173179030
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-023-02782-6