How many categories are there in crossmodal correspondences? A study based on exploratory factor analysis.

ABSTRACT: Humans naturally associate stimulus features of one sensory modality with those of other modalities, such as associating bright light with high-pitched tones. This phenomenon is called crossmodal correspondence and is found between various stimulus features, and has been suggested to be categorized into several types. However, it is not yet clear whether there are differences in the underlying mechanism between the different kinds of correspondences. This study used exploratory factor analysis to address this question. Through an online experiment platform, we asked Japanese adult participants (Experiment 1: N = 178, Experiment 2: N = 160) to rate the degree of correspondence between two auditory and five visual features. The results of two experiments revealed that two factors underlie th

SUBMITTER: Ohtake Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10645324 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature