Embodied Perception and the Economy of Action

By Dennis R. Proffitt. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2006

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology

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PerCePtion in the serviCe of goAl Pursuit: motivAtion to AttAin goAls enhAnCes the PerCeived size of goAl-instrumentAl oBjeCts (2008, background): “Recently, there seems to be a renewed interest in how subjective factors may influence perception under specific circumstances (e.g., Balcetis & Dunning, 2006; 2007; Proffitt, 2006).”
Action’s Effect on Perception (2011, background): “People who are out of shape might choose an alternative route to climbing up a steep hill or select to walk at a slower speed, thereby better regulating their energy expenditure, which is imperative for survival (see Proffitt, 2006).”
How emotions inform judgment and regulate thought. (2007, result): “The overestimations were similar to those made by participants wearing a heavy backpack [ 15 ].”
Adaptive rationality: An evolutionary perspective on cognitive bias (2009, neutral): “We give two general examples within this category: (1) those resulting from the use of evolutionarily invalid problem formats or problem contents and, (2) evaluation in reference to normative standards that are not reasonable models of the evolved mind.”
Uniting the Tribes of Fluency to Form a Metacognitive Nation (2009, positive): “…is widely supported in the psychological literature” to “Diverse findings in social and cognitive psychology suggest that proprioceptive experiences are distinct and important judgment cues (e.g., Niedenthal, Barsalou, Winkielman, Krauth-Gruber, & Ric, 2005; Proffitt, 2006; Stepper & Strack, 1993).”
Scientific Utopia: II. Restructuring Incentives and Practices to Promote Truth Over Publishability (2012, methodology): “We were inspired by the fast growing literature on embodiment that demonstrates surprising links between body and mind (Markman & Brendl, 2005; Proffitt, 2006) to investigate embodiment of political extremism.”
Adult attachment and the brain (2010, background): “The biological principle economy of action suggests that organisms will conserve resources whenever they can, and that indeed they must continuously optimize the ratio of resources acquired to resources expended or they will not survive (cf. Krebs & Davies, 1993; Proffitt, 2006).”
Embodied cognition and the magical future of interaction design (2013, background): “Hills look steeper than normal to subjects wearing a heavy backpack [Proffitt 2006].”
Understanding and Engagement in Places of Science Experience: Science Museums, Science Centers, Zoos, and Aquariums (2014, background): “In particular, research shows that the perceived metabolic costs directly influence perceived inclines and distances in the sense that an increase in metabolic cost goes along with an increased perceived distance (Proffitt, 2006; Witt, 2011).”
Sensory marketing, embodiment, and grounded cognition: A review and introduction (2014, background): “Other findings show that perception is highly sensitive to the perceiver's goals and bodily states and “informs people about opportunities for action and their associated costs” (Proffitt, 2006, p. 110).”
Organizational Factors and Instructional Decision-Making: A Cognitive Perspective (2011, background): “However, affordances are not solely informed by visual perception, but also by the energetic costs and benefits of particular actions (Proffitt, 2006) and cultural conventions regarding the acceptable or habitual use of certain objects (Norman, 1990).”