Online prediction of others' actions: The contribution of the target object, action context and movement kinematics

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 434-445

  Stapel, Janny C ^a   Hunnius, Sabine ^a   Bekkering, Harold ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863101684     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-012-0423-2     Document Type: Article

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