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Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006), 2008-06, Vol.61 (6), p.896-904
Ort / Verlag
London, England: Psychology Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Previous studies have demonstrated that verbal descriptions of actions activate compatible motor responses (Glenberg & Kaschak,
2002
; Zwaan & Taylor,
2006
). The present study replicates previous findings showing that, within a sentence, such activation is localized on the verb that denotes the action. Moreover, motor resonance is found to yield to linguistic focus. If a postverbal adverb maintains focus on a matching action ("slowly" or "quickly"), motor resonance occurs, but if the adverb shifts the focus to the agent (e.g., "obediently" or "eagerly"), a cessation of motor resonance ensues. These findings are discussed within the context of theories of motor resonance, action understanding, mental simulation, and linguistic focus.