The role of synesthetic correspondence in intersensory binding:  investigating an unrecognized confound in multimodal perception research

Olsheski, Julia DeBlasio

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The role of synesthetic correspondence in intersensory binding: investigating an unrecognized confound in multimodal perception research

dc.contributor.advisor	Walker, Bruce N.
dc.contributor.author	Olsheski, Julia DeBlasio
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Corso, Gregory
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Catrambone, Richard
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Verhaeghen, Paul
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Corballis, Paul
dc.contributor.department	Psychology
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-13T16:19:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-13T16:19:13Z
dc.date.created	2013-12
dc.date.issued	2014-01-08
dc.date.submitted	December 2013
dc.date.updated	2014-01-13T16:19:13Z
dc.description.abstract	The current program of research tests the following main hypotheses: 1) Synesthetic correspondence is an amodal property that serves to bind intersensory signals and manipulating this correspondence between pairs of audiovisual signals will affect performance on a temporal order judgment (TOJ) task; 2) Manipulating emphasis during a TOJ task from spatial to temporal aspects will strengthen the influence of task-irrelevant auditory signals; 3) The degree of dimensional overlap between audiovisual pairs will moderate the effect of synesthetic correspondence on the TOJ task; and 4) There are gaps in current perceptual theory due to the fact that synesthetic correspondence is a potential confound that has not been sufficiently considered in the design of perception research. The results support these main hypotheses. Finally, potential applications for the findings presented here are discussed.
dc.description.degree	Ph.D.
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50215
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Human performace
dc.subject	Multimodal perception
dc.subject	Audiovisual integration
dc.subject	Synesthetic correspondence
dc.subject.lcsh	Perception
dc.subject.lcsh	Intersensory effects
dc.subject.lcsh	Synesthesia
dc.subject.lcsh	Human information processing
dc.subject.lcsh	Attention
dc.title	The role of synesthetic correspondence in intersensory binding: investigating an unrecognized confound in multimodal perception research
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor	Walker, Bruce N.
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Psychology
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thesis.degree.level	Doctoral