Isolating Action Prediction from Action Integration in the Perception of Social Interactions.

ABSTRACT: Previous research suggests that predictive mechanisms are essential in perceiving social interactions. However, these studies did not isolate action prediction (a priori expectations about how partners in an interaction react to one another) from action integration (a posteriori processing of both partner's actions). This study investigated action prediction during social interactions while controlling for integration confounds. Twenty participants viewed 3D animations depicting an action-reaction interaction between two actors. At the start of each action-reaction interaction, one actor performs a social action. Immediately after, instead of presenting the other actor's reaction, a black screen covers the animation for a short time (occlusion duration) until a still frame de

SUBMITTER: Pesquita A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9031105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature