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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Main Authors: Hald, Lea A., Hocking, Ian, Vernon, David, Marshall, Julie-Ann, Garnham, Alan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584287/