Today I learned of another example. I was unaware that humans perceive changes in ‘approaching’ sounds as greater than equivalent changes in ‘receding’ sounds. Also, ‘approaching’ sounds are perceived as occurring closer to us than equivalent receding sounds. The evolutionary story being told about the origin of this bias should be obvious.
Neuhoff (2001). An adaptive bias in the perception of looming auditory motion. Ecological Psychology, 13: 87-110.
Today I learned of another example. I was unaware that humans perceive changes in ‘approaching’ sounds as greater than equivalent changes in ‘receding’ sounds. Also, ‘approaching’ sounds are perceived as occurring closer to us than equivalent receding sounds. The evolutionary story being told about the origin of this bias should be obvious.
Neuhoff (2001). An adaptive bias in the perception of looming auditory motion. Ecological Psychology, 13: 87-110.