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This study examines to what extent limitations in short-term memory capacity in the haptic modality depends on (1) the narrowness of the effective field of view combined with a sequential processing of information, and/or (2) the format in which spatial configurations are represented internally. A total of 64 participants carried out memory span tasks in four different conditions: haptic, visual, visual with a limited field of view, and haptic with visual cues. Results provide support for both hypotheses. Differences in haptic and visual short-term memory disappeared when the visual processing of information occurred within a limited field and when the haptic processing of information was aided by visual cues.
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Monnier, C., Picard, D. (2010). Constraints on Haptic Short-Term Memory. In: Kappers, A.M.L., van Erp, J.B.F., Bergmann Tiest, W.M., van der Helm, F.C.T. (eds) Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations. EuroHaptics 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6192. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14075-4_14
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