On the Inclusion of Externally Controlled Actions in Action Planning

Autor/inn/en	Tsai, Jessica Chia-Chin; Knoblich, Gunther; Sebanz, Natalie
Titel	On the Inclusion of Externally Controlled Actions in Action Planning
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37 (2011) 5, S.1407-1419 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0096-1523
DOI	10.1037/a0024672
Schlagwörter	Object Manipulation; Perceptual Motor Coordination; Young Adults; Social Environment; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körperkoordination; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Soziales Umfeld; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	According to ideomotor theories, perceiving action effects produced by others triggers corresponding action representations in the observer. We tested whether this principle extends to actions performed by externally controlled limbs and tools. Participants performed a go-no-go version of a spatial compatibility task in which their own actions resulted in the movement of a limb or tool, whereas a second, externally controlled limb or tool was seen performing a complementary go-no-go task. Spatial compatibility effects, indicating inclusion of the externally controlled effector in action planning, were observed when the externally controlled limb was identical to the controlled limb (Experiment 1) and when actions of limbs and tools (Experiment 2) or pairs of tools (Experiment 3 and 4) were combined according to participants' motor experience. When participants acted together, controlling a tool each, spatial compatibility effects occurred regardless of motor experience (Experiment 5). These findings demonstrate that (a) externally controlled tool actions are included in action planning and (b) social context modulates how externally controlled actions are mapped onto action representations. Implications of these findings for theories of perception-action links and object processing are discussed. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10