Embodiment of abstract categories in space. . . grounding or mere compatibility effects? The case of politics

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 166, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-53

  Farias, Ana Rita ^a   Garrido, Margarida V ^b   Semin, Gün R ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abstract concepts; Compatibility effects; Politics; Spatial grounding

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLITICS; REACTION TIME; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962221743     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2016.03.002     Document Type: Article

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