Automatic imitation and spatial compatibility in a key-pressing task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Jiménez, Luis ^a   Recio, Sergio ^a   Méndez, Amavia ^a   Lorda, María José ^a   Permuy, Beatriz ^a   Méndez, Cástor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic imitation; Human mirror system; Spatial compatibility effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FINGER; HUMAN; IMITATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FINGERS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864436890     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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