Exploring modality switching effects in negated sentences: Further evidence for grounded representations
Theories of embodied cognition (e.g., Perceptual Symbol Systems Theory; Barsalou, 1999, 2009) suggest that modality-specific simulations underlie the representation of concepts. Supporting evidence comes from modality switch costs: Participants are slower to verify a property in one modality (e.g.,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00093/full |