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Embodied Interaction Priority: Other's Body Part Affects Numeral-Space Mappings
Xuqun You1, Yu Zhang1, Rongjuan Zhu1
1School of Psychology, 12401 Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China.
Perception
|March 28, 2018
Summary
In social settings, the egocentric reference frame primarily influences the spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect, even when external and self-centered frames conflict. This suggests interactive corepresentation of number-space mapping between individuals.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Social Cognition
Background:
- The spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect typically involves individual responses to number-space mappings.
- Limited research exists on the SNARC effect within social contexts or when multiple reference frames are involved.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the dominant reference frame (allocentric vs. egocentric) in the SNARC effect during social interaction.
- To explore how two individuals interactively corepresent number-space mappings in a go-nogo task.
Main Methods:
- Two experiments were conducted involving pairs of participants performing a go-nogo task.
- Allocentric and egocentric reference frames were manipulated for consistency and inconsistency.
Main Results:
- The egocentric reference frame was found to be primary, regardless of whether the allocentric and egocentric frames were consistent or inconsistent.
- Evidence suggests that individuals in a social setting can corepresent each other's actions and number-space mappings.
Conclusions:
- Body-centered coordinate frames significantly influence number-space mapping in social environments.
- Social interaction allows for the interactive corepresentation of numerical and spatial information between individuals.
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