The seductive danger of visual metaphors: It's about time

被引:4
作者
Thorngate, Warren [1 ]
机构
[1] Carleton Univ, Dept Psychol, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
关键词
development; metaphor; time; understanding;
D O I
10.1177/1354067X06064579
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Two articles in this journal (Rudolph, 2006; Yamada & Kato, 2006) courageously attempt to consider new ways to conceive of time in relation to human development, presenting several visual metaphors to make their case. I explore some of the confounds of these metaphors, and suggest why practical research techniques and examples derived from the metaphors are needed as demonstrations of their utility.
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页码:215 / 219
页数:5
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