Motor strength as a feature of concepts and visual representations
In this article, we define as the extent to which a concept is associated with body movements and the motor system that guides body movements. We extend this notion to one of the features of visual representations of some concepts and discuss the role of the motor system in understanding concepts an...
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Published in: | Frontiers in psychology Vol. 15; p. 1164836 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
12-02-2024
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Summary: | In this article, we define
as the extent to which a concept is associated with body movements and the motor system that guides body movements. We extend this notion to one of the features of visual representations of some concepts and discuss the role of the motor system in understanding concepts and visual representations that have a significant degree of motor strength. It is suggested that when a concept is understood in its
sense, the employment of the motor system and gestures in processing that concept depends on its degree of motor strength. If a concept is understood in its
sense, the employment of the motor system and gestures is dependent on the degree of motor strength of the base of the metaphor through which that concept is understood. The degree of motor strength of a concept relies on its motor affordances and its associations with people's past experiences. Because the motor system plays an essential role in the grounding of many abstract concepts in the physical environment, the notion of motor strength can help psychologists acquire a clearer understanding of how concepts with varying degrees of motor strength are grounded in the physical environment. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Edited by: Matthew Heath, Western University, Canada Wahyu Widada, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia Reviewed by: Geoff G. Cole, University of Essex, United Kingdom |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 1664-1078 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1164836 |