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

• Published in: Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 1062 - 1071
• Main Authors: Lindemann, Oliver, Bekkering, Harold
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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....