Do action-relevant properties of objects capture attention and prime action?

In a recent series of studies, Tucker and Ellis (Ellis & Tucker 2000; Tucker & Ellis 1998) have proposed that objects automatically prime components of potential actions that they afford. Recent work, however, suggests that perhaps some form of cognitive coding or attentional mechanism may b...

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Main Author: Lam, Melanie Yah-Wai
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18333