Individual differences in athletes' perception of expressive body movements |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Germany;3. School of Applied Science, London South Bank University, UK;1. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China;2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;1. Institute of Cognitive and Team/Racket Sport Research, German Sport University Cologne, Germany;2. Faculty of Human Sciences, Social Cognition Center Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany;1. Kibbutzim College of Education Technology and the Arts, Department of Physical Education and Movement, 149 Namir St., Tel Aviv, 62507, Israel;2. Florida State University, Department of Sport Management, 1002 Tully Gym, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4280, USA;3. Florida State University, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, 3204G Stone Building, 1114 West Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453, USA;4. Binyamina Givat-Ada Local Council Sport Department, 28 Nily Rd., Binyamina, Israel;1. School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;2. Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;3. School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesUnderstanding others' actions depends on the observer's individual characteristics and sensorimotor experience. Motor performance domains, such as sports and the performing arts, provide optimal situations to investigate the determinants of action perception. We investigated athletes' perceptual identification of expression intensity in body movements.DesignA within-subjects design was used.MethodParticipants watched point-light displays (1000 ms long) depicting expressive and inexpressive dance movements. The task was to identify the dancer's intended expression intensity.ResultsThe results indicate that expressive body movements can be reliably identified, with judgement accuracy correlating with self-report empathy indices, intuitive/deliberate decision-making preferences, and indices of sports training. Only years of sports training could predict perceptual identification accuracy.ConclusionsWe discuss the findings in relation to motor and cognitive–emotional contributions to action simulation. The potential of cross-domain transfer of motor expertise for boosting perceptual judgements and a hierarchical role of factors eliciting action simulation are also outlined. |
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| Keywords: | Perception Action Expression Empathy Intuition |
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