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Transfer of adaptation resulting from a 90-deg rotation of the visual field was examined when movement during exposure was limited to either one or two dimensions. Positive transfer of adaptation was found for all conditions; however, the curvilinear pattern of adaptation for the one-dimension exposure condition was different from that found for the two-dimension exposure condition. Subsequent analyses revealed the pattern of adaptation obtained for the two-dimension exposure condition was similar to that predicted by an algebraic summation of the patterns associated with the one-dimension exposure conditions. These results indicated that the dimensions of perceptual-motor space are not organized as either an integrated system or as an independent set.
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The present study was supported in part by the University of Minnesota Center for Reseach in Human Learning and by Institute of Child Development Program Project Grant HD-03082. The authors express their appreciation for the help of Allan Frank, Robin Palkovitz, and James Musselwhite in the collection of data.
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Mcintyre, C.W., Hardwick, D.A. & Pick, H.L. Summation of transfer of adaptation gradients. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 5–8 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333745
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