Individual differences in the rubber-hand illusion: Predicting self-reports of people's personal experiences
Individual differences in the rubber-hand illusion: Predicting self-reports of people's personal experiences
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.07.016
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发表时间:
2012-10-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Ijsselsteijn, Wijnand A.
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作者:
Haans, Antal;Kaiser, Florian G.;Ijsselsteijn, Wijnand A.
Can we assess individual differences in the extent to which a person perceives the rubber-hand illusion on the basis of self-reported experiences? In this research, we develop such an instrument using Rasch-type models. In our conception, incorporating an object (e.g., a rubber hand) into one's body image requires various sensorimotor and cognitive processes. The extent to which people can meet these requirements thus determines how intensely people experience and, simultaneously, describe the illusion. As a consequence, individual differences in people's susceptibility to the rubber-hand illusion can be determined by inspecting reports of their personal experiences. The proposed model turned out to be functional in its capability to predict self-reports of people's experiences and to reliably assess individual differences in susceptibility to the illusion. Regarding validity, we found a small, but significant, correlation between individual susceptibility and proprioceptive drift. Additionally, we found that asynchrony, and tapping rather than stroking the fingers constrain the experience of the illusion. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.