The Psychology of Touch

Morton A. Heller, William Schiff

Contents: M.A. Heller, Introduction. Part I:Sensory Phenomena.R. Cholewiak, A. Collins, Sensory and Physiological Bases of Touch. J.C. Stevens, Thermal Sensibility. G.B. Rollman, Pain Responsiveness. Part II:Development and Intermodal Relations.D.H. Warren, M.J. Rossano, Intermodality Relations: Vision and Touch. E.W. Bushnell, J.P. Boudreau, The Development of Haptic Perception During Infancy. Part III:Tactile Pattern Perception.S. Appelle, Haptic Perception of Form: Activity and Stimulus Attributes. C. Sherrick, Vibrotactile Pattern Perception: Some Findings and Applications. E. Foulke, Braille. Part IV:Tactile Perception in the Visually Impaired.M.A. Heller, Haptic Perception in Blind People. J.M. Kennedy, P. Gabias, A. Nicholls, Tactile Pictures. S. Millar, A Reverse Lag in the Recognition and Production of Tactual Drawings: Theoretical Implications for Haptic Coding. M.A. Heller, W. Schiff, Conclusions: The Future of Touch.