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Bertenthal, Bennett I.; Longo, Matthew R.; Kosobud, Adam – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2006
Clear and unequivocal evidence shows that observation of object affordances or transitive actions facilitates the activation of a compatible response. By contrast, the evidence showing response facilitation following observation of intransitive actions is less conclusive because automatic imitation and spatial compatibility have been confounded.…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Reaction Time, Spatial Ability, Imitation