Activation of Action Rules in Action Observation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1118-1130

  Massen, Cristina ^a   Prinz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

action observation; action priming; motor resonance; observational learning; tool use

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOL USE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSERVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 36048963864     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.33.6.1118     Document Type: Article

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