The Role of Action in Perception within Cognitive Science: A Systematic Review

Authors: Tom Froese, Ekaterina Sangati, Lorena Lobo
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Abstract

There is no widely accepted consensus in the Cognitive Sciences regarding the specific contribution of action for perceptual performance. In this systematic review, we aim to clarify whether active perception is more accurate than passive perception and whether those cases in which authors claim that passive perception is more accurate or equally accurate than active perception are due to specific features related to the task and/or the experiment.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Embodied and Extended Cognition Visual perception and processing mechanisms Action Observation and Synchronization

Publication details

Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
15 January 2026
Document type
Preprint