Action comprehension: Deriving spatial and functional relations

被引:45
作者
Bach, P [1 ]
Knoblich, G
Gunter, TC
Friederici, AD
Prinz, W
机构
[1] Univ Wales, Ctr Cognit Neurosci, Bangor LL57 2DG, Gwynedd, Wales
[2] Max Planck Inst Psychol Res, Munich, Germany
[3] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Psychol, Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA
[4] Max Planck Inst Cognit Neurosci, Leipzig, Germany
关键词
action comprehension; action recognition; mirror neurons; functional knowledge; tool use;
D O I
10.1037/0096-1523.31.3.465
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A perceived action can be understood only when information about the action carried out and the objects used are taken into account. It was investigated how spatial and functional information contributes to establishing these relations. Participants observed static frames showing a hand wielding an instrument and a potential target object of the action. The 2 elements could either match or mismatch, spatially or functionally. Participants were required to judge only 1 of the 2 relations while ignoring the other. Both irrelevant spatial and functional mismatches affected judgments of the relevant relation. Moreover, the functional relation provided a context for the judgment of the spatial relation but not vice versa. The results are discussed in respect to recent accounts of action understanding.
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页码:465 / 479
页数:15
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