Humans anticipate the goal of other people`s point-light actions
This eye tracking study investigated the degree to which biological motion information from manual point-light displays provides sufficient information to elicit anticipatory eye movements. We compared gaze performance of adults observing a biological motion point - light display of a handreaching for a goal object or an on-biological version of the same event.Participants anticipated the goal of the point-light action in the biological motion condition but not in a non-biological control condition. The present study demonstrates that kinematici nformation from biological motion can be used to anticipate the goal of other people`s point-light actions and that the presence of biological motion is sufficient for anticipation to occur.
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| Notations: | training science biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersin.org/perception_science/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00120/abstract?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Psychology-w18-2012 |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Pages: | 120 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |