Authors
Marcello Costantini, Ettore Ambrosini, Claudia Scorolli, Anna M Borghi
Publication date
2011/4
Journal
Psychonomic bulletin & review
Volume
18
Pages
302-308
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
In the present study, we investigated, using language, which motor information is automatically activated by observing 3-D objects (i.e., manipulation vs. function) and whether this information is modulated by the objects’ location in space. Participants were shown 3-D pictures of objects located in peripersonal versus extrapersonal space. Immediately after, they were presented with function, manipulation, or observation verbs (e.g., “to drink,” “to grasp,” “to look at”) and were required to judge whether the verb was compatible with the presented object. We found that participants were slower with observation verbs than with manipulation and function verbs. With both function and manipulation verbs, participants were faster when objects were presented in reachable space. Interestingly, the fastest response times were recorded when participants read function verbs while objects were presented in the …
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M Costantini, E Ambrosini, C Scorolli, AM Borghi - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2011