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Correspondence effects with manual gestures and postures: a study of imitation

Stürmer, Birgit, Aschersleben, Gisa, Prinz, Wolfgang·2000·Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Abstract

In this study, the authors applied methods and theories from research of stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) to action imitation. In 6 experiments, they adopted the logic of the Simon paradigm (B. Hommel & W. Prinz, 1996) to explore interference between task-relevant symbolic stimulus features (color) and task-irrelevant iconic stimulus features (2 hand gestures and 2 postures). The same 2 hand gestures served as responses. Pronounced correspondence effects for both gestures and postures showed up throughout. In line with theories of SRC, the authors account for these correspondence effects in terms of overlap arising between stimulus and response features in a common representational domain. As a specific extension of this approach, they propose 2 functionally independent mechanisms: One operates movement-based when dynamic information is provided, and the other operates state-based with static postures as stimuli. Implications for theories of both SRC and action imitation are discussed.

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  • Reaction times are faster for imitative responses than for non-imitative responses.

    “As would be expected from the SRC literature using symbolic stimuli, reaction times are faster for imitative responses (which by definition share many properties with the action stimulus) than for non-imitative responses (Brass et al., 2000; Stürmer et al., 2000).”
  • Imitation is a form of stimulus-response compatibility involving human actions, with responses that are stimulus-compatible in spatial and kinetic features.

    “Imitation—the copying of others actions—is a form of SRC involving human actions, where responses are stimulus-compatible with respect to spatial and kinetic features (Brass et al., 2000; Stürmer et al., 2000).”

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Authors
Stürmer, B., Aschersleben, G., & Prinz, W.
Affiliations
Max Planck Society (DE)
Venue
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Published
2000
Volume
26
Issue
6
Pages
1746-1759
ISSN
  • 0096-1523 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1277
OpenAlex
W2008837112
Cited by
300
References
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
stimulus-response compatibility, action imitation, hand gestures, posture, symbolic features, feature overlap
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Generalization, Stimulus, Gestures, Hand, Humans, Imitative Behavior, Male, Middle Aged, Perception, Posture

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