کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
919607 1473593 2016 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Perceived distance and obesity: It's what you weigh, not what you think
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
فاصله ادراک و چاقی: آن چیزی که مربوط به وزن شماست نه آنچه که فکر می کنید
کلمات کلیدی
عمل خاص ادراک؛ چاقی؛ ادراک فاصله؛ تلاش؛ اندازه بدن
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب شناختی
چکیده انگلیسی


• People who weigh more than others see distances as farther.
• Beliefs about body size did not influence perceived distance.
• Distance perception is a function of physical body size but not beliefs about body size.

Action abilities are constrained by physical body size and characteristics, which, according to the action-specific account of perception, should influence perceived space. We examined whether physical body size or beliefs about body size affect distance perception by taking advantage of naturally-occurring dissociations typical in people who are obese but believe themselves to weigh less. Normal weight, overweight, and obese individuals made verbal distance estimates. We also collected measures of beliefs about body size and measures of physical body size. Individuals who weighed more than others estimated distances to be farther. Furthermore, physical body weight influenced perceived distance but beliefs about body size did not. The results illustrate that whereas perception is influenced by physical characteristics, it is not influenced by beliefs. The results also have implications for perception as a contributing factor for lifestyle choices: people who weigh more than others may choose to perform less physically demanding actions not as a result of how they perceive their bodies, but as a result of how they perceive the environment.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Acta Psychologica - Volume 165, March 2016, Pages 1–8
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