From the noisy information bombarding our senses, our brains must construct percepts that
are veridical–reflecting the true state of the world–and informative–conveying what we did …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 136 (6) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2010-20845-001). In the Online First Publication of the …

This article provides an update of the Theory of Event Coding (TEC), which claims that
perception and action are identical processes operating on the same codes–event files …

The chameleon effect refers to nonconscious mimicry of the postures, mannerisms, facial
expressions, and other behaviors of one's interaction partners, such that one's behavior …

Much of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when
we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world …

A new framework for the understanding of functional relationships between perception and
action is discussed. According to this framework, perceived events and planned actions …

It is proposed that goals can be activated outside of awareness and then operate
nonconsciously to guide self-regulation effectively (JA Bargh, 1990). Five experiments are …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the functional relation between perception and
behavior. It presents a general perspective on perception and action along with elaborating …

The first 100 years of experimental psychology were dominated by 2 major schools of
thought: behaviorism and cognitive science. Here the authors consider the common …

In 1988, the cognitive revolution had become institutionalized: Cognition was the
manipulation of abstract symbols by rules. But, much like institutionalized political parties …