Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance: speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference

Madeleine Keehner

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_15

Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance: speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference

Madeleine Keehner

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Abstract

In "hand assisted" minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon inserts one hand into the operative site. Despite anecdotal claims that seeing their own hand via the laparoscopic camera enhances spatial understanding, a previous study using a maze-drawing task in indirect viewing conditions found that seeing one's own hand sometimes helped and sometimes hurt performance (Keehner et al., 2004). Here I present a new analysis exploring the mismatch between kinesthetic cues (knowing where the hand is) and visual cues (seeing the hand in an orientation that is incongruent with this). Seeing one's left hand as if from the right side of egocentric space (palm view) impaired performance, and this depended on spatial ability (r=-.54). Conversely, there was no relationship with spatial ability when viewing the left hand from the left side of egocentric space (back view). The view-specific nature of the confusion raises a possible role for spatial abilities in reconciling spatial frames of reference.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings
Editors	Christian Freksa, Nora S. Newcombe, Peter Gardenfors, Stefan Wolfl
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	188-201
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9783540876007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_15
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	6th International Conference on Spatial Cognition - Schloss Reinach, Freiburg, Germany Duration: 15 Sept 2008 → 19 Sept 2008 http://conference.spatial-cognition.de/sc08/

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Name	Lecture notes in computer science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	5248

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Spatial Cognition
Abbreviated title	SC'08
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Freiburg
Period	15/09/08 → 19/09/08
Internet address	http://conference.spatial-cognition.de/sc08/

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Keehner, M. (2008). Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance: speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference. In C. Freksa, N. S. Newcombe, P. Gardenfors, & S. Wolfl (Eds.), Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings (pp. 188-201). (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 5248). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_15

Keehner, Madeleine. / Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance : speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference. Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings. editor / Christian Freksa ; Nora S. Newcombe ; Peter Gardenfors ; Stefan Wolfl. Berlin : Springer , 2008. pp. 188-201 (Lecture notes in computer science).

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Keehner, M 2008, Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance: speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference. in C Freksa, NS Newcombe, P Gardenfors & S Wolfl (eds), Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings. Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 5248, Springer , Berlin, pp. 188-201, 6th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, Freiburg, Germany, 15/09/08. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_15

Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance : speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference. / Keehner, Madeleine.

Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings. ed. / Christian Freksa; Nora S. Newcombe; Peter Gardenfors; Stefan Wolfl. Berlin : Springer , 2008. p. 188-201 (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 5248).

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Keehner M. Conflicting cues from vision and touch can impair spatial task performance: speculations on the role of spatial ability in reconciling frames of reference. In Freksa C, Newcombe NS, Gardenfors P, Wolfl S, editors, Spatial Cognition VI. Learning, Reasoning, and Talking about Space: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008, Freiburg, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer . 2008. p. 188-201. (Lecture notes in computer science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_15

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