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Psychologist poses new hand-eye relationship
eurekalert.org — Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Richard A. Abrams, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, have shown that to see objects better, you should take the matter into your own hands.
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- dpatel, on 07/11/2008, -2/+2sweet! good info to know! I notice when I read and follow with my finger / hand, I am more concentrated compared to my hands else ware.
- JointVenture, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1You read it wrong, it says that reading with your finger you are LESS likely to notice errors.
- rayfiend, on 07/12/2008, -0/+0What it says is:
"If you are reading for enjoyment, put your hands near the display, " he said. "You are going to be less likely to notice, and be distracted by, typographical errors or anomalous sentences. If you are proofreading, put your hands in your lap because you're more likely to detect those incorrect sentences."
So, yes, dpatel would be more concentrated on the actual content using his finger to follow the words, so he's not wrong. If he were proofreading, he'd avoid reading with his finger, which would have his focus shift to the individual elements rather than the "bigger picture"
- rayfiend, on 07/12/2008, -0/+0What it says is:
- JointVenture, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1You read it wrong, it says that reading with your finger you are LESS likely to notice errors.
- roseyone17, on 07/11/2008, -1/+2Wow!
- DeskFlyer, on 07/12/2008, -1/+14Does this apply to boobs as well?
- puzzletown, on 07/12/2008, -1/+3yes that applies to boobs! ;-)
- PromaneX, on 07/12/2008, -0/+5my mum always used to say "look with your eyes not with your hands" well, I guess this proves her wrong :D
- beijing2008cn, on 07/12/2008, -1/+0Wow! good info
- S4MF1SHER, on 07/12/2008, -0/+6You know, I always found it interesting when people would ask, "Can I see that?" or "Let me see that" and start reaching for the object in question. They obviously saw it, but actually touching it helps them "see" it better.
- JointVenture, on 07/12/2008, -0/+3So what this says is if you're studying a subject you should get a stand up desk and read the book standing with your hands at your side.
Ive tried the "stand up desk" method and it really does work. See Ben Franklin for one of the sources of this method. - bryano, on 07/12/2008, -1/+5I'm sure most diggers already have very good relationships with their hands
- dreamtiger, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1This is probably why drawing objects makes you see them more clearly.
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