Asymmetrical interference effects between two-dimensional geometric shapes and their corresponding shape words.

Nativists have postulated fundamental geometric knowledge that predates linguistic and symbolic thought. Central to these claims is the proposal for an isolated cognitive system dedicated to processing geometric information. Testing such hypotheses presents challenges due to difficulties in eliminat...

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Main Authors: Bradley R Sturz, Joshua E Edwards, Ty W Boyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3961395?pdf=render