Goal anticipation during action observation is influenced by synonymous action capabilities, a puzzling developmental study

作者：Gredeback Gustaf^*; Kochukhova Olga

来源：Experimental Brain Research, 2010, 202(2): 493-497.

DOI：10.1007/s00221-009-2138-1

• Direct matching
• Eye tracking
• Development
• Action
• Observation
• Teleological reasoning
• Anticipation
• Prediction

Eighteen- and 25-month-old human toddlers' ability to manually solve a puzzle and their ability to anticipate the goal during observation of similar actions were investigated. Results demonstrate that goal anticipation during action observation is dependent on manual ability, both on a group level (only 25-month-olds solved the manual task and anticipated the goal during observation) and individually within the older age group (r (xy) = 0.53). These findings suggests a connection between manual ability and the ability to anticipate the goal of others' actions in toddlers, in accordance with the direct matching hypothesis.

• 出版日期2010-4