Alexa ZsebedicsPsych 112- Article Comment 3Biological movement is called “the movements of living organisms such as people or animals - both movements of the whole body as well as partial movements of the hands and head. , eye, etc. (Thompson and Parasuraman) The stimuli used in biological movement are some "point displays" which are moving points of light that display the movement of "certain key joints of the moving organism". (Thompson and Parasuraman) By looking at these “spot displays,” we can determine the gender of people based on their specific movements. But can biological motion be processed automatically or does it require the use of attention resources? Some theorists believe that biological movement is "an automatic function that requires little or no assistance from conscious attention." (Thompson and Parasuraman) Evidence shows that newborns prefer to look at biological motion (“point-and-bright displays”) rather than other moving things. “The findings in newborns across species also suggest that many organisms may be genetically predisposed to process biological movement.” (Thompson and Parasuraman) “A number of neural and computational models posit that biological motion perception is achievable through low-level passive mechanisms without the need for active top-down processing. » (Thompson and Parasuraman) Due to the lack of evidence that biological processing of movement is automatic, I do not believe this to be true. It seems to me that there is more evidence based on studies that proves that attentional resources are necessary for the biological processing of movement. Other theorists believe this too. When the person is actively involved by focusing on the actions represented by the moving lights, attention is required. There... middle of paper ... just look at moving dots on a screen, which makes recognizing the action even more demanding. It is very easy to determine the gender of a person without looking at their face and simply by identifying their mannerisms and actions such as the way they walk, stand and other movements which help predict the gender of a person. person. But I think it's much harder to identify a person's gender by looking at a screen and seeing moving dots, without actually seeing the person. I think a person needs to make a conscious effort to identify their gender using biological movement. I think it's almost impossible to look at a screen full of dot movements and be able to decipher a person's gender without thinking about it. I think it is only possible to interpret a person's actions and decipher their gender with the use of attentional resources..