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Perceiving Affordances for Joint Action

Davis, Tehran J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243351717

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2009, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Psychology.
Though considerable emphasis has been placed on how the physical environment constrains action (e.g., by ecological psychology), the relative ubiquity of interpersonal, or joint actions, suggests that the constraints of the social environment are equally important. The current investigation examined individual perceivers’ sensitivity to the social and environmental constraints associated with a simple joint action, walking side-by-side through an aperture with another person, without rotating the shoulders (i.e., walking side-by-side). Experiment 1 determined the critical boundaries for transitions in behavior (when no shoulder rotation gave way to shoulder rotation) for individuals and dyads. Results indicated that an intrinsically scaled (aperture width/shoulder width) critical boundary for transitions in behavior was different for individuals than dyads. Experiment 2 suggested that individuals are perceptually aware of the difference in action parameters for the dyad, although they underestimated the critical boundary for dyads. Experiment 3 examined the role of perspective and task relevant experience on accuracy of judgments for the joint affordance, indicating that neither limited experience nor changes in visual perspective of the model had any effect on individual’s perception of the affordance for dyads.
Michael A. Riley, PhD (Committee Chair)
Sarah Cummins-Sebree, PhD (Committee Member)
Kevin Shockley, PhD (Committee Member)
52 p.
Psychology
action understanding; joint action; embodiment; affordances; visual perception; social perception-action

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  • Davis, T. J. (2009). Perceiving Affordances for Joint Action [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243351717

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Tehran. Perceiving Affordances for Joint Action. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243351717.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Tehran. "Perceiving Affordances for Joint Action." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243351717

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