Reaction time coupling in a joint stimulus-response task: A matter of functional actions or likable agents?

ABSTRACT: Shaping one owns actions by observing others' actions is driven by the deep-rooted mechanism of perception-action coupling. It typically occurs automatically, expressed as for example the unintentional synchronization of reaction times in interactive games. Theories on perception-action coupling highlight its benefits such as the joint coordination of actions to cooperatively perform tasks properly, the learning of novel actions from others, and the bonding with likable others. However, such functional aspects and how they shape perception-action coupling have never been compared quantitatively. Here we tested a total of hundred-fifteen participants that played a stimulus-response task while, in parallel, they observed videos of agents that played the exact same task several milliseconds i

SUBMITTER: Schielen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275686 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature