The embodiment of focus: Investigating the impact of leaning behavior on our cognitive state and other's perception of our cognitive state

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-110

  Chisholm, Joseph D ^a   Risko, Evan F ^b   Kingstone, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eaning posture; Embodiment; Focus; Natural behavior; Ognitive state; Task performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880469790     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028444     Document Type: Article

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