Object Manipulation and Motion Perception: Evidence of an Influence of Action Planning on Visual Processing

In 3 experiments, the authors investigated the bidirectional coupling of perception and action in the context of object manipulations and motion perception. Participants prepared to grasp an X-shaped object along one of its 2 diagonals and to rotate it in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 1062 - 1071
Main Authors Lindemann, Oliver, Bekkering, Harold
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Psychological Association 01.08.2009
Subjects
Factor Analysis
Humans
Intention
Motion
Motion Perception
Multivariate Analysis
Object Manipulation
Perceptual Motor Coordination
Priming
Psychomotor Performance
Rotation
Signal Detection, Psychological
Visual Perception
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:In 3 experiments, the authors investigated the bidirectional coupling of perception and action in the context of object manipulations and motion perception. Participants prepared to grasp an X-shaped object along one of its 2 diagonals and to rotate it in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction. Action execution had to be delayed until the appearance of a visual go signal, which induced an apparent rotational motion in either a clockwise- or a counterclockwise direction. Stimulus detection was faster when the direction of the induced apparent motion was consistent with the direction of the concurrently intended manual object rotation. Responses to action-consistent motions were also faster when the participants prepared the manipulation actions but signaled their stimulus detections with another motor effector (i.e., with a foot response). Taken together, the present study demonstrates a motor-visual priming effect of prepared object manipulations on visual motion perception, indicating a bidirectional functional link between action and perception beyond object-related visuomotor associations. (Contains 2 footnotes, 2 tables and 5 figures.)
ISSN:0096-1523
DOI:10.1037/a0015023