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    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Visual Perception

    Background:

    • Understanding the relationship between visual stimuli and linguistic descriptions is crucial in cognitive science.
    • Previous research has explored form-meaning associations, but the specific link between qualitative perceptual appearances of biological forms and natural language expressions requires further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the correlation between qualitative perceptual appearances of biological forms and their expressions in natural language.
    • To investigate the underlying perceptual dimensions that link visual form to semantic meaning.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the Osgood semantic differential technique.
    • Presented 32 drawings of biological forms to subjects for subjective correlation with 10 pairs of connotative adjectives.
    • Employed principal components analysis to identify key axes of variability in semantic judgments.

    Main Results:

    • Identified two primary axes of variability: harmony and dynamicity.
    • Nonspiculed, nonholed, and flat forms were consistently perceived as harmonic and static.
    • Rounded forms were perceived as harmonic and dynamic, while elongated forms were rated as somewhat disharmonious and static.

    Conclusions:

    • Results suggest a general population correspondence between perceptual and semantic processes.
    • A non-symbolic, direct relationship exists between visual form perception and adjectival expression in natural language.
    • This finding contributes to understanding the fundamental connections between sensory input and cognitive linguistic output.