Object affordance influences instruction span.

Jens K. Apel; Angelo Cangelosi; Rob Ellis; Jeremy Goslin; Martin H. Fischer

doi:10.1007/s00221-012-3251-0

Object affordance influences instruction span.

Jens K. Apel^*
, Angelo Cangelosi
, Rob Ellis
, Jeremy Goslin
, Martin H. Fischer

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

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Abstract

We measured memory span for assembly instructions involving objects with handles oriented to the left or right side. Right-handed participants remembered more instructions when objects' handles were spatially congruent with the hand used in forthcoming assembly actions. No such affordance-based memory benefit was found for left-handed participants. These results are discussed in terms of motor simulation as an embodied rehearsal mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-206
Number of pages	0
Journal	Exp Brain Res
Volume	223
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3251-0
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Functional Laterality
Hand
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orientation
Photic Stimulation
Psychomotor Performance
Visual Perception
Young Adult

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