Recognizing friends by their walk: Gait perception without familiarity cues.
| Number | 213 |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Drawer | 4 |
| Entry Date | 06/03/1999 |
| Authors | Cutting, J. E. & Kozlowski, L. T. |
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| Publication | Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 9, 353-356. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0213.pdf |
| Abstract | Investigated the hypothesis that viewers can recognize themselves and others in an abstract display of their movements. Using six undergraduates as walkers and one additional subject for viewing, it was found that light sources mounted on joints prominent during the act of walking were sufficient cues for identification. Results show that although no feedback was given, performance improved over the course of the task (from 27 to 59% correct identification). Self-recognition was not significantly better than recognition of others; this result fails to replicate W. Wolff (1943). |
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