Modality switching costs emerge in concept creation as well as retrieval.
Modality switching costs emerge in concept creation as well as retrieval.
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模态转换成本出现在概念创建和检索中。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01168.x
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Connell L
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作者:
Connell L
Theories of embodied cognition hold that the conceptual system uses perceptual simulations for the purposes of representation. A strong prediction is that perceptual phenomena should emerge in conceptual processing, and, in support, previous research has shown that switching modalities from one trial to the next incurs a processing cost during conceptual tasks. However, to date, such research has been limited by its reliance on the retrieval of familiar concepts. We therefore examinedconcept creationby asking participants to interpret modality‐specific compound phrases (i.e., conceptual combinations). Results show that modality switching costs emerge during the creation of new conceptual entities: People are slower to simulate a novel concept (e.g., auditoryjingling onion) when their attention has already been engaged by a different modality in simulating a familiar concept (e.g., visualshiny penny). Furthermore, these costs cannot be accounted for by linguistic factors alone. Rather, our findings support the embodied view that concept creation, as well as retrieval, requires situated perceptual simulation.