RT Journal Article
T1 Linguistic and perceptual mapping in spatial representations: An attentional account
A1 Román, Francisco J.
A1 Romero‐Ferreiro, Verónica
A1 Valdés Conroy, Berenice
A1 Hinojosa Poveda, José Antonio
AB Building on evidence for embodied representations, we investigated whether Spanish spatial terms map onto the NEAR/FAR perceptual division of space. Using a long horizontal display, we measured congruency effects during the processing of spatial terms presented in NEAR or FAR space. Across three experiments, we manipulated the task demands in order to investigate the role of endogenous attention in linguistic and perceptual space mapping. We predicted congruency effects only when spatial properties were relevant for the task (reaching estimation task, Experiment 1) but not when attention was allocated to other features (lexical decision, Experiment 2; and color, Experiment 3). Results showed faster responses for words presented in Near-space in all experiments. Consistent with our hypothesis, congruency effects were observed only when a reaching estimate was requested. Our results add important evidence for the role of top-down processing in congruency effects from embodied representations of spatial terms.
PB Wiley Online Library
SN 0364-0213
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115316
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115316
LA eng
NO Valdés-Conroy, B., Hinojosa, J. A., Román, F. J. and Romero-Ferreiro, V. Linguistic and Perceptual Mapping in Spatial Representations: An Attentional Account. Cognitive Science, 2018 Oct 10;42(2): 646-663 doi:10.1111/cogs.12526
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025