In this study we investigated with a priming paradigm whether uni and bimanual actions presented as
primes differently affected language processing. Animals' (self-moving entities) and plants' (not selfmoving
entities) names were used as targets. As prime we used grasping hands, presented both as static
images and videos. The results showed an interference effect with unimanual action primes (both static
and moving) with plants' names. No modulation of responses for animals' names was found. We argue
that in the present task plants elicit information on unimanual grasping actions they support, while
the lack of effect for animals could be due to them being better characterized as active agents.
Publication type:
Articolo
Publisher:
Academic Press,, New York , Stati Uniti d'America
Source:
Brain and cognition 70 (2009): 253–258. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2009.02.012
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Setti A.; Borghi A.M.; Tessari A./titolo:Moving hands, moving entities/doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2009.02.012/rivista:Brain and cognition/anno:2009/pagina_da:253/pagina_a:258/intervallo_pagine:253–258/volume:70
Date:
2009
Resource Identifier:
http://www.cnr.it/prodotto/i/184358
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2009.02.012
info:doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2009.02.012
Language:
Eng