Effects of relative embodiment in lexical and semantic processing of verbs

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-39

  Sidhu, David M ^a   Kwan, Rachel ^a   Pexman, Penny M ^a   Siakaluk, Paul D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embodied cognition; Embodiment rating; Lexical processing; Semantic richness; Verb meaning; Word meaning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBODIED COGNITION; EMBODIMENT RATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEXICAL PROCESSING; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SEMANTIC RICHNESS; SEMANTICS; VERB MEANING; WORD MEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EMBODIED COGNITION; EMBODIMENT RATING; LEXICAL PROCESSING; SEMANTIC RICHNESS; VERB MEANING; WORD MEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896510757     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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