This is for you: Social modulations of proximal vs. distal space in collaborative interaction.

ABSTRACT: Human spatial representations are shaped by affordances for action offered by the environment. A prototypical example is the organization of space into peripersonal (within reach) and extrapersonal (outside reach) regions, mirrored by proximal (this/here) and distal (that/there) linguistic expressions. The peri-/extrapersonal distinction has been widely investigated in individual contexts, but little is known about how spatial representations are modulated by interaction with other people. Is near/far coding of space dynamically adapted to the position of a partner when space, objects, and action goals are shared? Over two preregistered experiments based on a novel interactive paradigm, we show that, in individual and social contexts involving no direct collaboration, linguistic coding of

SUBMITTER: Rocca R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802403 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature