The Organization of Perception and Action: A Theory for Language and Other Cognitive Skills (Cognitive Science Series)

Do perception and action share some of the same cognitive structures? What is the relationship between cognitive processes for sequencing, timing, and error detection in perception and action? Such issues form the basis for this fresh and absorbing study of the perception and production of language and other cognitive skills such as chess and piano playing. __The Organization of Perception and Action__ provides a coherent and innovative synthesis of available data, challenges classical theories, and offers new insights into relations between language, thought, and action. Its broad, interdisciplinary approach and wealth of detailed examples extend from the motor control of typing to the role of attention in perception and action and the flexibility of conscious vs. unconscious processes. Not only researchers, but anyone with a general interest in the cognitive and brain sciences will find in this book new and interesting insights into topics long considered fundamental to psychology and related disciplines. "Do perception and action share some of the same cognitive structures? What is the relationship between cognitive processes for sequencing, timing, and error detection in perception and action? Such issues form the basis for this fresh and absorbing study of the perception and production of language and other cognitive skills such as chess and piano playing. The Organization of Perception and Action provides a coherent and innovative synthesis of available data, challenges classical theories, and offers new insights into relations between language, thought, and action. Its broad, interdisciplinary approach and wealth of detailed examples extend from the motor control of typing to the role of attention in perception and action and the flexibility of conscious vs. unconscious processes. Not only researchers, but anyone with a general interest in the cognitive and brain sciences will find in this book new and interesting insights into topics long considered fundamental to psychology and related disciplines"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Theoretical Antecedents....Pages 1-13 The Structure of Perception and Action....Pages 15-38 The Sequencing of Action....Pages 39-61 Perceptual Sequencing and Higher Level Activation....Pages 62-89 Temporal Organization of Perception and Action....Pages 90-110 Asymmetries Between Perception and Action....Pages 111-125 The Functions of Mental Nodes....Pages 126-140 Self-Inhibition and the Recovery Cycle....Pages 141-164 Perceptual Feedback in the Detection and Correction of Errors....Pages 165-177 Disruptive Effects of Feedback....Pages 178-193 Back Matter....Pages 194-233