Movement kinematics affect action prediction: Comparing human to non-human point-light actions

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-406

  Stadler, Waltraud ^a,b   Springer, Anne ^a,c   Parkinson, Jim ^a,d   Prinz, Wolfgang ^a  

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

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863086910     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-012-0431-2     Document Type: Article

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