Abstract conceptual feature ratings: The role of emotion, magnitude, and other cognitive domains in the organization of abstract conceptual knowledge

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Crutch, Sebastian J ^a,b   Troche, Joshua ^c   Reilly, Jamie ^d   Ridgway, Gerard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract conceptual knowledge; Emotion; Multidimensional scaling; Quantity

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT CONCEPTUAL FEATURE RATING; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MORALITY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SEMANTICS; SENSATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THINKING; TIME; VALIDITY; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 84878617612     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00186     Document Type: Article

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