Perceptual simulation in conceptual combination: Evidence from property generation

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-189

  Wu, Ling ling ^a   Barsalou, Lawrence W ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concepts and categories; Conceptual combination; Feature listing; Knowledge; Mental imagery; Perceptual simulation; Property generation; Situated cognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; KNOWLEDGE; PERSONALITY TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; KNOWLEDGE; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 70349254734     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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