Recognizing one's own clapping: the role of temporal cues

Rüdiger Flach*, Günther Knoblich, Wolfgang Prinz

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

Do individuals recognize their own clapping? We investigated this question with an off-line paradigm in which the perception of the claps is temporally separated from their generation. In a first experiment, we demonstrated that acoustic recordings of clapping provide sufficient information for discriminating between one's own performance and that of another participant. Self-recognition was still preserved when the claps were reproduced by uniform tones that only retained their temporal pattern. In a subsequent experiment, we verified that the general tempo provides an important cue for self-recognition. Finally, we showed that self-recognition does not rely on concurrent synchronization of actual movements with the auditory sequences. The results are discussed in the light of current theories about perception-action links.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-156
Number of pages10
JournalPsychological Research
Volume69
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2004
Externally publishedYes

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