The Automaticity of Adults' Spatial Perspective-taking

Abstract

Abstract: In this study, we designed a new spatial perspective-taking task to examine the automaticity of adults' spatial perspective-taking. The results showed that in the other task, as the angular disparity between the doll and the subject increased, the response time and error rate increased. In the self task, the correct rate was higher when the spatial relationship was consistent than when the spatial relationship was inconsistent, and the consistency effect between 150° and 180° was not significant. Besides, in the self task, as the angular disparity between the doll and the subject increased, the response time increased. At the same time, the interaction between the spatial relationship between the ball and the doll and the consistency of the spatial relationship was not significant. These results indicate that this spatial perspective-taking task is effective for adults. Besides, adults can take the spatial perspective automatically. Finally, the angular disparity between the doll and the subjects influences the automaticity of adults' spatial perspective-taking, and the spatial relationship between the ball and the doll doesn't influence the automaticity of adults' spatial perspective-taking. The results above prove that the spatial perspective can be processed automatically for the first time.

Key words: spatial perspective-taking, automaticity, adult

摘要： 设计新的空间视角采择任务，考察成人空间视角采择的自动性。结果发现：（1）在other任务中，随着人偶与被试的角度差异增加，反应时和错误率升高。（2）在self任务中，空间关系一致时正确率高于不一致时，且150°-180°间的一致性效应不显著；随着角度差异增加，反应时升高；小球与人偶的空间关系和空间关系的一致性交互作用不显著。本研究结果表明：本实验任务对成人而言是一个有效的空间视角采择任务；成人可以自动地做空间视角采择；人偶与被试的角度差异影响成人空间视角采择的自动性；小球与人偶的空间关系不影响成人空间视角采择的自动性。本研究首次证明了成人可以自动做空间视角采择。

关键词: 空间视角采择, 自动性, 成人

CLC Number:

B842.1

ZUO Tingting, HU Qingfen. The Automaticity of Adults' Spatial Perspective-taking[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2018, 16(2): 170-179.

左婷婷, 胡清芬. 成人空间视角采择的自动性[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2018, 16(2): 170-179.

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