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Response priming by supraliminal and subliminal action effects.

Wilfried Kunde1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle/Saale, Germany. w.kunde@psych.uni-halle.de

Psychological Research
|November 25, 2003
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Perceiving the sensory effects of actions automatically primes motor responses, even when these effects are not consciously perceived. This suggests automatic, unconscious processes underlie action goal realization.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Action Perception

Background:

  • Action theories propose that sensory effects of motor responses activate motor programs.
  • Previous studies suggested conscious perception might be necessary for this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if sensory effects prime motor responses unconsciously.
  • To determine if effect-based coding operates automatically.

Main Methods:

  • Participants responded to visual targets.
  • Targets were preceded by visual effects of the required response, varying in conscious perceptibility.

Main Results:

  • Response times and accuracy improved when targets were preceded by response effects (effect-induced response priming).

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  • Priming occurred regardless of whether the effect was consciously perceived or discriminable.
  • This effect persisted even with subliminal prime presentation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Sensory effects automatically activate associated motor patterns without conscious awareness.
    • Findings support a dissociation between conscious and unconscious mechanisms in action goal execution.