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Off-line authorship effects in action perception.

Rüdiger Flach1, Günther Knoblich, Wolfgang Prinz

  • 1Max-Planck-Institute for Psychological Research, Amalienstrasse 33, 80799 München, Germany. flach@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de

Brain and Cognition
|December 4, 2003
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We anticipate our own actions faster than others

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Action Perception
  • Human Motor Control

Background:

  • Previous research indicates a difference in how we perceive our own actions versus others
  • This effect is observable even with simplified visual stimuli like point-light displays
  • Prior studies focused on recognition and prediction, but the temporal aspects were less explored

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the perception of self-generated actions differs from perceiving others' actions in terms of timing
  • To determine if authorship effects extend to the temporal dynamics of action anticipation
  • To explore the influence of action timing in the context of authorship in action perception

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted utilizing a synchronization task

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  • Participants engaged in a task involving anticipating action events
  • The experiments involved practice sessions to familiarize participants with the task

    • Main Results:

    • Self-generated action events were anticipated faster than actions performed by others
    • This temporal advantage for self-actions was observed when predictive cues were not easily detectable
    • The findings support the existence of off-line authorship effects in action perception

    Conclusions:

    • The timing of action perception is influenced by whether the action is self-generated or observed
    • Authorship effects in action perception extend to the temporal domain, impacting anticipation
    • These findings contribute to understanding the mechanisms underlying self-other action discrimination