Isolating the perceptual from the social: Tapping in shared space results in improved synchrony

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1218-1223

  Wu, David W L ^a   Chapman, Craig S ^b   Walker, Esther ^c   Bischof, Walter F ^b   Kingstone, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination dynamics; Interpersonal synchrony; Psychological distance; Rhythm; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84884912575     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033233     Document Type: Article

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