Verb aspect and perceptual simulations

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1294-1303

  Madden, Carol J ^a   Therriault, David J ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grammar; Language comprehension; Perceptual simulations; Representations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349112403     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802696088     Document Type: Article

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