Román, Francisco J.Romero‐Ferreiro, VerónicaValdés Conroy, BereniceHinojosa Poveda, José Antonio2025-01-212025-01-212017Valdés-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.125260364-021310.1111/cogs.12526https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115316Building 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.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12526open access159.9.07Embodied cognitionGrounded representationsPerceptual spacePeripersonal space systemSpatial languageTop-down processesPsicología (Psicología)PercepciónPsicología cognitiva61 Psicología6106 Psicología Experimental