- B.A., Psychology, Brandeis University, 1971
- M.S. Developmental Psychology, University of Denver, 1976
- PhD. Developmental Psychology, University of Denver, 1978

Bennett Bertenthal
James H. Rudy Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
James H. Rudy Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
For the past 40 years, my research has focused on the perception and understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of social and non-social actions. Special emphasis is placed on the correspondence between the observation and execution of actions. Much of this research is concerned with identifying the mechanisms necessary for prospective control and how this control develops as the individual gains more experience with selecting and controlling the relevant response. My laboratory is well prepared to address these problems for a number of reasons including: (1) significant research experience studying the development of perception and action coupling (e.g., visual control of posture, reaching, locomotion, etc.), as well as the early representation of objects and their properties; (2) familiarity and experience with a multidisciplinary set of research methods and techniques, such as eye tracking, biomechanics, signal processing, psychophysics, electrophysiology, and chronometric approaches; (3) experience with linear and nonlinear modeling approaches to complex sets of data; and (4) a large network of collaborators who support and complement the primary mission of my laboratory.
Origins and early development of perception, action, and representation (1996)
Bennett I Bertenthal
Annual Reviews. 47 (1), 431-459
An epigenetic perspective on the development of self-produced locomotion and its consequences (1994)
Bennett I Bertenthal, Joseph J Campos and Rosanne Kermoian
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 3 (5), 140-145
Eye, head and trunk control: The foundation for manual development (1998)
Bennett Bertenthal and Claes Von Hofsten
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 22 (4), 515-520
Perception and action (1998)
Bennett I Bertenthal and Rachel K Clifton
John Wiley & Sons Inc. 51-102
Does perception of biological motion rely on specific brain regions? (2001)
Julie Grezes, Pierre Fonlupt, Bennett Bertenthal, Chantal Delon-Martin, Christoph Segebarth and Jean Decety
Neuroimage, 13 (5), 775-785
Haste does not always make waste: Expertise, direction of attention, and speed versus accuracy in performing sensorimotor skills (2004)
Sian L Beilock, Bennett I Bertenthal, Annette M McCoy and Thomas H Carr
Psychonomic bulletin & review, 11 (2), 373-379
Imitative response tendencies following observation of intransitive actions (2006)
Bennett I Bertenthal, Matthew R Longo and Adam Kosobud
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 32 (2), 210
Common coding of observation and execution of action in 9-month-old infants (2006)
Matthew R Longo and Bennett I Bertenthal
Infancy, 10 (1), 43-59
Phenomenal Permanence and the Development of Predictive Tracking (2007)
Bennett I. Bertenthal, Matthew R. Longo and Sarah Kenny
Child Development, 78 (1), 350-363
Automatic imitation of biomechanically possible and impossible actions: Effects of priming movements versus goals (2008)
Matthew R Longo, Adam Kosobud and Bennett I Bertenthal
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34 (2), 489
Motor Knowledge and Action Understanding: A Developmental Perspective (2008)
Bennett I. Bertenthal and Matthew R. Longo
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 323-368
Perception and Action (2010)
Bennett I. Bertenthal
Academic Press. 369-381
Infants' Understanding of Actions Performed by Mechanical Devices (2011)
Ty W. Boyer, Jing Samantha Pan and Bennett I. Bertenthal
Cognition, 121 (1), 1-11
Is automatic imitation a specialized form of stimulus–response compatibility? Dissociating imitative and spatial compatibilities (2012)
Ty W Boyer, Matthew R Longo and Bennett I Bertenthal
Acta Psychologica, 139 (3), 440-448
Brief Familiarization Primes Covert Imitation in 9-Month-Old Infants (2011)
Bennett I. Bertenthal and Ty W. Boyer
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. ). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society, 1436-1441
Author | Dissertation Title | Committee |
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Harris, Jack | Automated Cognitive Model Evaluation: Methodologies And Uses (December 2011) | Schuetz, M. (Chair), Bertenthal, B., Busemeyer, J., Leake, D. |