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Motion, frames of reference, dead horses, and metaphysics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

A. H. Wertheim
A. H. Wertheim
Affiliation:
TNO Human Factors, 3769-ZG, Soesterberg, The Netherlandswertheim@tm.tno.ni
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Abstract

Various annoyingly incorrect statements of Stoffregen & Bardy are corrected, for example, that perception researchers commonly use the term “absolute motion” to denote motion without any frame of reference, confuse earth-relative and gravity-relative motion, err with respect to the frame of reference implied by their subject is motion responses, believe in sense specific motion percepts, and do not investigate sensory interactions at neurophysiological levels. In addition, much of the target article seems to concern metaphysics rather than empirical science.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 245 - 246
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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