Perceptual Alterations of Veer by Interpolated Movement Experience

Abstract Sixty-four university students walked through straight and curved pathways, without vision, and afterwards each reported his perceptions of the direction in which he had veered, or whether he had traveled in a straight line. It was found that significant differences occurred in the percentage of subjects who reported perceiving a slight veer in their gait pattern after they had walked in a markedly curved pathway, and after walking in a straight pathway. It was concluded that perceptions of veer can be altered measurably by recent, and relatively brief, interpolated movement experiences.