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[Is more really up?: experimental evidence for orientational metaphor]
1Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, Waseda University, Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050.
Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|March 15, 2001
Summary
This study provides evidence that the UP-DOWN image schema influences cognitive processing. When metaphorical orientation conflicts with spatial location, reaction times increase, demonstrating schema accessibility.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics
- Experimental Psychology
Context:
- Investigates the cognitive underpinnings of metaphorical language.
- Examines the role of embodied cognition in abstract concept understanding.
- Focuses on the UP-DOWN spatial image schema.
Purpose:
- To provide experimental evidence for the UP-DOWN image schema's influence on cognition.
- To test the impact of metaphorical orientation on visual perception tasks.
- To analyze reaction times in picture-word comparison tasks.
Summary:
- Two experiments used picture-word comparison tasks with kanji targets and central words.
- Participants judged if the kanji's location matched the word's metaphorical orientation.
- Longer judgment times were observed when spatial location and metaphorical orientation conflicted.
Impact:
- Demonstrates the automatic activation and influence of the UP-DOWN image schema.
- Highlights the interplay between abstract metaphorical concepts and concrete spatial processing.
- Provides insights into the accessibility and availability of embodied cognitive schemas.