Are human bodies represented differently from other objects? Experience shapes object representations
Are human bodies represented differently from other objects? Experience shapes object representations
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DOI：
10.1080/13506280344000428
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发表时间：
2004-05-01
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2
通讯作者：
Fidopiastis, C
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作者：
Reed, C;McGoldrick, J;Fidopiastis, C
本研究探讨了人体表征的认知组织及其与其他客体表征的关系。它涉及（1）所有物体及其部分是否都是类似的组织，（2）有生命的物体及其部分是否与无生命的物体及其部分不同，以及（3）人体是否与所有其他物体不同。研究了三个典型物体（人体、熊和自行车）的各部分之间的关系。参与者进行了一系列的排序任务，使用刺激卡说明这些对象的各个部分和部分组合;卡的构造，以便可以使用相同的策略来分类所有三个对象。使用多维尺度技术对相异数据进行分析。结果表明，人体的组织不同于其他物体，分类不遵循有生命的区别。虽然有生命的物体更多地表现在它们的视觉特征上，而无生命的物体更多地表现在功能特征上，但人体表现在其执行动作的能力上。其他物体的表现表明，它们的组织体现在它们似乎是由人体如何与物体相互作用或不相互作用而形成的。
This study investigated the cognitive organization of the human body representation and its relationship to other object representations. It addressed whether (1) all objects and their parts were organized similarly, (2) animate objects and their parts were organized differently from inanimate objects and their parts, and (3) the human body was organized differently from all other objects. The relations among the parts of three exemplar objects (human body, bear, and bicycle) were examined. Participants performed a series of sorting tasks using stimulus cards illustrating various part and part combinations of these objects; the cards were constructed so that the same strategies could be used to categorize all three objects. Dissimilarity data were analysed using multidimensional scaling techniques. Results indicated that the human body was organized differently from the other objects, and that categorization did not follow the animate-inanimate distinction. Although animate objects were represented more on their visual characteristics and inanimate objects were represented more on functional characteristics, the human body was represented on its ability to perform actions. Representations of the other objects suggested that their organization was embodied in that they appear to be shaped by how the human body interacts, or doesn't interact, with the object.