Self-recognition of highly skilled actions: A study of orchestral conductors

Consciousness and Cognition 21 (3):1311-1321 (2012)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The influence of movement skill on action representations and identification of agency was investigated. Point-light displays were created of highly skilled gestures of thirteen orchestral conductors in visual, auditory, and audiovisual versions and compared to two control conditions . In subsequent experimental sessions, participants indicated whether displays presented them or other conductors, whether the soundtrack contained their or others’ musical interpretations, and rated the quality and emotional content of the gestures. Self-recognition was more accurate in conditions presenting highly skilled conducting movements as compared to other displays. Participants judged the quality of their own movements to be better than those of others, independently of whether or not they recognized movement agency. Emotional content was perceived accurately across conditions both for own and others’ actions. These results point to the influence of dynamical characteristics of motor skill, rather than merely type of movement or emotional content, on action representations and self-other identification

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 90,593

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Does bodily awareness interfere with highly skilled movement?Barbara Montero - 2010 - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 53 (2):105 – 122.
A Sociocultural Approach to Recognition and Learning.Peter Musaeus - 2006 - Outlines. Critical Practice Studies 8 (1):19-31.
Skilled activity and the causal theory of action.Randolph Clarke - 2010 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 80 (3):523-550.
The Political and the Hypostases of the Human. Towards a Recognition Culture.Anton Carpinschi - 2008 - Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 7 (19):58-93.
Musical works and orchestral colour.Stephen Davies - 2008 - British Journal of Aesthetics 48 (4):363-375.

Analytics

Added to PP
2013-12-18

Downloads
14 (#846,545)

6 months
1 (#1,040,386)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?