Up and Down, Front and Back Movement and Meaning in the Vertical and Sagittal Axes

被引：21
作者：
Koch, Sabine C. [1 ]
Glawe, Stefanie [1 ]
Holt, Daniel V. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Heidelberg Univ, Dept Psychol, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
来源：
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2011年 / 42卷 / 03期
关键词：
spatial bias; vertical axis; sagittal axis; directional movement; embodiment; embodied memory; MEMORY; LANGUAGE; INFORMATION; EMBODIMENT; PERCEPTION; AVOIDANCE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDES; COGNITION; BEHAVIOR;
D O I：
10.1027/1864-9335/a000065
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
The present study shows how directional movement is related to meaning. We measured the influence of congruent versus incongruent movement - meaning pairings on reaction times in a Stroop-type categorization task. Movement-related words corresponding to the vertical up-down axis (e.g., happiness - grief; successful; to sink) and to the sagittal front-back axis (e.g., tomorrow - yesterday; decisive; to retreat) were coupled with actual movement in the vertical and sagittal axes. The color of the word appearing on a computer screen indicated the movement direction, creating congruent and incongruent movement - meaning trials. Participants reacted faster on congruent trials (e.g., happy - upward movement; decisive - forward movement) than on incongruent trials (e.g., happy - downward movement; decisive - backward movement). Results supported the hypothesized movement - meaning relation for both the vertical and the sagittal dimensions.
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页码：214 / 224
页数：11
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