From stimulations to stimuli construction and selection
Nov 8, 2021·,,
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Caroline Cance
Danièle Dubois
Arthur Paté
Matt Coler
Abstract
This chapter considers the empirical consequences of the conceptual shift developed in earlier chapters on the construction of stimuli within an experimental design. After clarifying who is concerned, we address how to develop an experimental approach moving from the traditional point of view to a subject-centered one, when transferring “what in the world is experienced” in everyday life into the laboratory situation. The chapter covers the re-production of the stimulation encountered in the world in designing what becomes a stimulus. Departing from the exclusive description of the world “as it is”, as provided by artificial sensors, we advocate for considering how to transfer the relevant, meaningful properties of the physical world that individuals experience in their ordinary or professional life, into an experimental setting.
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In Sensory Experiences: Exploring meaning and the senses
This chapter is part of the book Sensory Experiences: Exploring meaning and the senses, published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. The chapter examines the methodology of designing and constructing stimuli for sensory research that accurately reflect real-world experiences.
The chapter discusses how to create ecologically valid experimental settings that preserve the meaningful properties of sensory experiences as they occur in everyday or professional contexts. It advocates for a subject-centered approach to experimental design that acknowledges the active role of the perceiver in sensory experience.
