Dr Sally Linkenauger

Lecturer

Research Overview

I study the role of the action capabilities of the body in scaling of the perceived spatial layout of the environment. Please click on the link to my lab website to learn more.

https://sites.google.com/site/perceptionandactionlaboratory/

The importance of postural cues for determining eye height in immersive virtual reality
Leyrer, M., Linkenauger, S., Buelthoff, H., Mohler, B.J. 18/05/2015 In: PLoS ONE. 10, 5, 23 p.
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Virtual arm's reach influences perceived distances but only after experience reaching
Linkenauger, S., Buelthoff, H., Mohler, B.J. 04/2015 In: Neuropsychologia. 70, p. 393-401. 9 p.
Journal article

Eye height manipulations: a possible solution to reduce underestimation of egocentric distances in head-mounted displays
Leyrer, M., Linkenauger, S., Buelthoff, H.H., Mohler, B.J. 03/2015 In: ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 12, 1, 23 p.
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The perceptual homunculus: the perception of the relative proportions of the human body
Linkenauger, S., Wong, H.Y., Geuss, M., Stefanucci, J., McCulloch, K.C., Bülthoff, H.H., Mohler, B.J., Proffitt, D.R. 02/2015 In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 144, 1, p. 103-113. 11 p.
Journal article

Action-specific effects in perception and their potential applications
Witt, J.K., Linkenauger, S., Wickens, C. 2015
Scientific review

The relative nature of perception: a response to Canal-Bruland & van der Kamp (2015)
Linkenauger, S. 2015 In: i-Perception.
Journal article

Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric
Linkenauger, S., Geuss, M., Stefanucci, J., Leyrer, M., Richardson, B., Buelthoff, H., Mohler, B.J., Proffitt, D. 11/2014 In: Psychological Science. 25, 11, p. 2086-2094. 9 p.
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Owning an overweight or underweight body: distinguishing the physical, experienced and virtual body
Piryankova, I., Wong, H.Y., Linkenauger, S., Stinson, C., Longo, M., Buelthoff, H.H., Mohler, B.J. 1/08/2014 In: PLoS ONE. 9, 8, 13 p.
Journal article

Welcome to Wonderland: the influence of the size and shape of a virtual hand on the perceived size and shape of virtual objects
Linkenauger, S.A., Leyrer, M., Bülthoff, H.H., Mohler, B.J., Witt, J. 11/07/2013 In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, 16 p.
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Perception viewed as a phenotypic expression
Proffitt, D., Linkenauger, S. 2013 In: Action science. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press ISBN: 978-0-262-01855-5.
Chapter

A Perceptual-Motor Deficit Predicts Social and Communicative Impairments in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Linkenauger, S.A., Lerner, M.D., Ramenzoni, V.C., Proffitt, D.R. 10/2012 In: Autism Research. 5, 5, p. 352-362. 11 p.
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Get Me Out of This Slump! Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance
Witt, J.K., Linkenauger, S.A., Proffitt, D.R. 04/2012 In: Psychological Science. 23, 4, p. 397-399. 3 p.
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Scared stiff: The influence of anxiety on the perception of action capabilities
Graydon, M.M., Linkenauger, S.A., Teachman, B.A., Proffitt, D.R. 2012 In: Cognition and Emotion. 26, 7, p. 1301-1315. 15 p.
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You'll Golf Better If You Think Tiger Has Used Your Clubs
Linkenauger, S. 2012 In: Harvard Business Review. 90, 7-8, 2 p.
Editorial

Putting Like a Pro: The Role of Positive Contagion in Golf Performance and Perception
Lee, C., Linkenauger, S.A., Bakdash, J.Z., Joy-Gaba, J.A., Profitt, D.R. 20/10/2011 In: PLoS ONE. 6, 10, 4 p.
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Taking a Hands-On Approach: Apparent Grasping Ability Scales the Perception of Object Size
Linkenauger, S.A., Witt, J.K., Proffitt, D.R. 10/2011 In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 37, 5, p. 1432-1441. 10 p.
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Body-based perceptual rescaling revealed through the size-weight illusion
Linkenauger, S.A., Mohler, B.J., Proffitt, D.R. 2011 In: Perception. 40, 10, p. 1251-1253. 3 p.
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Integration of visual and auditory stimuli in the perception of emotional expression in virtual characters
Volkova, E.P., Linkenauger, S.A., Alexandrova, I., Buelthoff, H.H., Mohler, B.J. 2011
Meeting abstract

Perception of the size of self and the surrounding visual world in immersive virtual environments
Leyrer, M., Linkenauger, S.A., Buelthoff, H.H., Kloos, U., Mohler, B.J. 2011
Meeting abstract

Welcome to wonderland: The apparent size of the self-avatar hands and arms influences perceived size and shape in virtual environments
Linkenauger, S.A., Mohler, B.J., Buelthoff, H.H. 2011
Meeting abstract

A Functional Role for Motor Simulation in Identifying Tools
Witt, J.K., Kemmerer, D., Linkenauger, S.A., Culham, J. 09/2010 In: Psychological Science. 21, 9, p. 1215-1219. 5 p.
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Illusory Shrinkage and Growth: Body-Based Rescaling Affects the Perception of Size
Linkenauger, S.A., Ramenzoni, V., Proffitt, D.R. 09/2010 In: Psychological Science. 21, 9, p. 1318-1325. 8 p.
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The Effects of Handedness and Reachability on Perceived Distance
Linkenauger, S.A., Witt, J.K., Stefanucci, J.K., Bakdash, J.Z., Proffitt, D.R. 12/2009 In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 35, 6, p. 1649-1660. 12 p.
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Asymmetrical Body Perception: A Possible Role for Neural Body Representations
Linkenauger, S.A., Witt, J.K., Bakdash, J.Z., Stefanucci, J.K., Proffitt, D.R. 11/2009 In: Psychological Science. 20, 11, p. 1373-1380. 8 p.
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The long road of pain: chronic pain increases perceived distance
Witt, J.K., Linkenauger, S.A., Bakdash, J.Z., Augustyn, J.S., Cook, A., Proffitt, D.R. 01/2009 In: Experimental Brain Research. 192, 1, p. 145-148. 4 p.
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Look before you leap: Jumping ability affects distance perception
Lessard, D.A., Linkenauger, S.A., Proffitt, D.R. 2009 In: Perception. 38, 12, p. 1863-1866. 4 p.
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Putting to a bigger hole: golf performance relates to perceived size
Witt, J.K., Linkenauger, S.A., Bakdash, J.Z., Proffitt, D.R. 06/2008 In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 15, 3, p. 581-585. 5 p.
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