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  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Cognitive processes are increasingly understood as grounded in sensorimotor systems, not amodal formats.
  • Research exploring the interplay between language and cognition as embedded processes remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between intelligence and referential competence.
  • To determine if the ability to articulate subjective and perceptual experiences through language relates to cognitive function.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the WAIS-IV test to 32 nonclinical participants.
  • Collected autobiographical narratives using the Relationship Anecdotes Paradigm Interview.
  • Analyzed narratives using computerized measures of referential competence.

Main Results:

  • Intelligence scores positively correlated with the use of somatic and sensory sensation words in narratives.
  • No significant association was found between intelligence and referential competence in abstract domains or linguistic styles (vivid/reflective).

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the hypothesis that sensorimotor schemas play a fundamental role in both language and cognition.
  • Suggests a link between the capacity for sensorimotor-based language and overall intelligence.