Co-actors represent the order of each other's actions.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has shown that people represent each other's tasks and actions when acting together. However, less is known about how co-actors represent each other's action sequences. Here, we asked whether co-actors represent the order of each other's actions within an action sequence, or whether they merely represent the intended end state of a joint action together with their own contribution. In the present study, two co-actors concurrently performed action sequences composed of two actions. We predicted that if co-actors represent the order of each other's actions, they should experience interference when the order of their actions differs. Supporting this prediction, the results of six experiments consistently showed that co-actors moved more slowly when performing the same action

SUBMITTER: Schmitz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180229 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature