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The Action-Sentence Compatibility Effect: It's All in the Timing

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The Action-Sentence Compatibility Effect: It's All in the Timing
When participants are asked to make sensibility judgments on sentences that describe action toward the body (i.e., "Mark dealt the cards to you") or away from the body (i.e., "You dealt the cards to Mark"), they are faster to respond when the response requires an arm movement in the same direction as the action described by the sentence. This congruence effect is known as the Action
Kristin L. Borreggine, Michael P. Kaschak
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Updated 11 Dec 2010
Type Journal
Year 2006
Where COGSCI
Authors Kristin L. Borreggine, Michael P. Kaschak
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