| Experts see it all: configural effects in action observation. | |
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PMID: 19856185 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Biological motion perception is influenced by observers' familiarity with the observed action. Here, we used classical dance as a means to investigate how visual and motor experience modulates perceptual mechanism for configural processing of actions. Although some ballet moves are performed by only one gender, male and female dancers train together and acquire visual knowledge of all ballet moves. Twenty-four expert ballet dancers (12 female) and matched non-expert participants viewed pairs of upright and inverted point light female and common dance movements. Visual discrimination between different exemplars of the same movement presented upright was significantly better in experts than controls, whilst no differences were found when the same stimuli were presented upside down. These results suggest expertise influences configural action processing. Within the expert group, effects were stronger for female participants than for males, whilst no differences were found between movement types. This observer gender effect could suggest an additional role for motor familiarity in action perception, over and above the visual experience. Our results are consistent with a specific motor contribution to configural processing of action. |
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Authors:
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Beatriz Calvo-Merino; Shantel Ehrenberg; Delia Leung; Patrick Haggard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-10-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological research Volume: 74 ISSN: 1430-2772 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Res Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-13 Completed Date: 2010-09-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0435062 Medline TA: Psychol Res Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 400-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Psychology Department, School of Social Science, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK. b.calvo@city.ac.uk |
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Adolescent Adult Dancing Female Humans Male Motion Perception* Observation* Professional Competence* Psychomotor Performance / physiology* Visual Perception* Young Adult |
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