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Calderon, Arturo. Are abstract words grounded in vertical space?. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BV7JM5

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TitleAre abstract words grounded in vertical space?
NameCalderon, Arturo (author); Duffy, Sean (chair); Rutgers University; Camden Graduate School
Date Created2015
Other Date2015-10 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Philosophy of mind, Cognitive science
Extent1 online resource (ii, 27 p. : ill.)
DescriptionThe literature on embodied cognition poses as a formidable contender to the amodal view of the mind. The last ten years have resulted in a plethora of support for the embodiment/grounding of concrete language processing. However, the issue of abstract concepts has not been resolved. If it is true that abstract concepts are embodied or grounded, how does this coincide with the fact that abstract concepts refer to specific things in space like bodies. Therefore, this issue must be addressed to investigate the extent of the grounding of language processing. The present paper features two studies where participants view a word associated with either upward or downward space, followed by an identification task of a target letter which either matched the associated location of the word or not. It was predicted that spatial targets which match a presented word’s spatial association would result in reaction time interference. The results were found to be inconclusive. Methodological problems and future directions are presented and suggested.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Arturo Calderon
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BV7JM5
Languageeng
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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