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Concepts in Space: Enhancing Lexical Search With a Spatial Diversity Prime
Soran Malaie1, Hossein Karimi2, Azra Jahanitabesh3
1Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced.
Cognitive Science
|August 3, 2023
Summary
Spatial diversity in priming enhances word retrieval from lexical memory, supporting embodied cognition theories. This effect was observed across languages, regardless of script direction.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics
- Embodied Cognition
Background:
- Theories of embodied cognition suggest spatial experiences influence conceptual processing.
- Understanding how spatial properties affect cognitive tasks like word retrieval is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of spatial diversity and script direction on conceptual search.
- To test if spatial priming influences word production in English and Persian.
Main Methods:
- A novel spatial priming technique was developed involving connecting dots on a touchscreen.
- Participants performed a word generation task following diverse or linear spatial primes.
- The study included participants fluent in English and Persian, languages with opposite script directions.
Main Results:
- Word production performance was significantly better with diverse spatial primes compared to linear primes in both languages.
- Spatial diversity facilitated conceptual search and word retrieval from lexical memory.
- Effects of prime directionality were inconsistent and did not correlate with script direction.
Conclusions:
- Spatial diversity in priming enhances word retrieval, supporting the role of spatial relations in the conceptual system.
- Embodied cognition principles are supported by findings indicating spatial primes influence cognitive processes.
- Script direction did not consistently impact word retrieval in this priming paradigm.
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