Development of Embodied Word Meanings: Sensorimotor Effects in Children’s Lexical Processing

Development of Embodied Word Meanings: Sensorimotor Effects in Children’s Lexical Processing

Previous research showed an effect of words’ rated body-object interaction (BOI) in children’s visual word naming performance, but only in children 8 years of age or older (Wellsby & Pexman, 2014a). In that study, however, BOI was established using adult ratings. Here we collected ratings from a...

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Main Authors: Michelle eInkster, Michele eWellsby, Ellen eLloyd, Penny M Pexman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
language development
sensorimotor
Semantic Processing
auditory naming
Body-object interaction
Imageability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00317/full

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