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Multiple Frames of Reference Are Used During the Selection and Planning of a Sequential Joint Action
Matthew Ray1, Timothy N Welsh2
1Offshore Safety and Survival Centre, Marine Institute of Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.
Frontiers in Psychology
|May 17, 2018
Summary
Individuals use multiple frames of reference (FOR) to anticipate joint actions, adopting allocentric and partially body-centered FORs. Fully adopting a co-actor's body-centered FOR is challenging with differing orientations.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Motor Control
- Social Cognition
Background:
- Successful joint actions require anticipating a co-actor's movements.
- The frames of reference (FOR) used for action simulation influence anticipation.
- Understanding how individuals adopt FORs is crucial for joint action planning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether co-actors adopt each other's body-centered FOR during joint actions.
- To determine if individuals utilize multiple FORs (allocentric and body-centered) for response planning.
- To examine how spatial orientation differences impact FOR adoption in joint tasks.
Main Methods:
- Participants performed a sequential aiming task involving an initiator and a finisher.
- A cue indicated target locations with varying validity (25%, 50%, 75%).
- Initiator's dowel placement was measured to infer anticipation of the finisher's task.
Main Results:
- Individuals adopted an allocentric FOR, with dowel placement biased by cue validity.
- Partial adoption of the co-actor's body-centered FOR was observed, with bias towards the finisher's body.
- Dowel placement was not biased towards the co-actor's contralateral space, suggesting limitations in adopting certain body-centered FOR aspects.
Conclusions:
- Multiple frames of reference (FORs) are utilized to anticipate both environmental and body-centered information in joint actions.
- Individuals partially adopt a co-actor's body-centered FOR, particularly for body-related aspects.
- Complete adoption of a co-actor's body-centered FOR is difficult when individuals have differing spatial orientations.
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