Anticipated affective action-effects as controlling factors of spatially oriented pointing movement

• Published in: Motivation and emotion Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 186 - 197
• Main Authors: Lachaud, Lola, Ferrel, Carole, Dru, Vincent, Vernazza-Martin, Sylvie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2024; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Action; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive science; Emotions; Expectations; Handedness; Hypotheses; Neuroscience; Original Paper; Personality and Social Psychology; Pointing; Psychology; Anticipation; Motor control; Emotional action; Action representation

Ideomotor theories admit that anticipated action-effects are the basis of the action selection and initiation, but there is no common understanding of the role of anticipated affective outcomes in motor organization. This study provides substantial information that shows that anticipated affective a...