Mental body rotation with egocentric and object-based transformations in different postures: sitting vs. standing

Kirsten Budde; José Angelo Barela; Gabriella Andreeta Figueiredo; Matthias Weigelt

doi:10.20338/bjmb.v14i2.165

Mental body rotation with egocentric and object-based transformations in different postures: sitting vs. standing

Authors

Kirsten Budde University of Paderborn, Germany
José Angelo Barela Department of Physical Education, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Gabriella Andreeta Figueiredo Department of Physical Education, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Matthias Weigelt Department of Sport and Health, Psychology and Movement Science, University of Paderborn, Germany - matthias.weigelt@uni-paderborn.de

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https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v14i2.165

Keywords:

Mental rotation, Posture, Embodiment

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A detail of previous studies on mental rotation, which has not received any attention so far, relates to the testing situation of the participants. In nearly every study, participants were tested in a sitting posture (and not standing). However, when considering embodied cognition approaches on mental processes, participants may not be able to fully exploit these processes when performing mental rotation tasks in a sitting posture.

AIM: Therefore, the aim of the present study is to examine the potential influence of two different postures (sitting vs. standing), when solving mental body rotation tasks.

METHOD: Sixteen participants (6 females) were tested in two mental body-rotation tasks (MBRT), requiring either an object-based spatial transformation (based on a same-different judgment) or an egocentric transformation (based on a left-right judgment) in a sitting and in a standing posture. Reaction times and response errors were analyzed in two three-way ANOVAs, with the factors orientation, task, and posture.

RESULTS: Results revealed an effect of orientation and task, indicating that participants performed better for egocentric than for object-based transformations. However, there was no effect of posture.

CONCLUSION: The different dynamics of postural control during sitting and standing do not induce different embodiment effects on mental rotation.

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2020-07-01

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Budde, K., Barela, J. A., Figueiredo, G. A., & Weigelt, M. (2020). Mental body rotation with egocentric and object-based transformations in different postures: sitting vs. standing. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 14(2), 73–84. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v14i2.165

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)

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