Ideomotor phenomenon
The Carpenter - effect ( or ideomotorischer effect) refers to the phenomenon that seeing a particular movement, and - to a lesser extent - the thinking of a particular movement triggers the tendency to perform this same movement.
General
Recent studies using electrophysiological methods confirm the psychological law. Carpenter's effect, however, only one aspect of the so-called ideomotor principle ( law also ideomotorisches called ) where, including the Ideo -Real Act is expected. It can be " ... not conscious with the help of the derivative of the muscle action potentials and prove not reaching up to the visible embodiment weak muscle activations that correspond to the perceived, presented or imaginary structurally pulse pattern movements. " (When Hacker, 1973).
In contrast to Carpenter effect the Ideo -Real Act also includes processes of suggestion, autogenic training, the term transfer, inter alia, which is also used for indirect methods of training under occupational psychological aspects. So can also be achieved without full motor execution significant learning effects, so that use mainly useful for learning momentous and dangerous work tasks ( Hacker, 1973), for example, in practically important activities.
The English scientist William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885) described this ideomotor effect for the first time in 1852. For many occult practices such as commuting, Ouija Ouija or the behavior of planchette, dowsing and facilitated communication Carpenter's effect offers an explanation, which is also cited in science.