Grounded cognition and the representation of momentum: abstract concepts modulate mislocalization.

IF 2.2 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Jannis Friedrich, Markus Raab, Laura Voigt
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Abstract

Literature on grounded cognition argues that mental representations of concepts, even abstract concepts, involve modal simulations. These modalities are typically assumed to reside within the body, such as in the sensorimotor system. A recent proposal argues that physical invariants, such as momentum or gravity, can also be substrates in which concepts can be grounded, expanding the assumed limits of grounding beyond the body. We here experimentally assessed this proposal by exploiting the representational momentum effect and the abstract concept of success. If success is grounded in the physical invariant momentum, the representational momentum effect should be larger for successful targets. We tested this hypothesis across four experiments (three pre-registered). In a surprising finding, we find hints that large trial numbers may hinder being able to find a representational momentum effect, which should be further investigated in future research. Regarding the central hypothesis, although only one experiment found statistically significant support, the effect tended toward the same direction in the three others as well. In order to draw robust conclusions about the results, we performed a mini meta, which aggregates the effects and inference statistics across the N = 271 participants. Across the four experiments, this effect was statistically significant, suggesting evidence in favor of the central hypothesis. These results should be interpreted with caution as there was inconsistency across experiments, suggesting the magnitude of the effect is small, and when asked who they believe moved faster, participants did not reliably indicate the successful target.

基础认知与动量表征:抽象概念调节错误定位。
关于基础认知的文献认为,概念的心理表征,甚至是抽象概念,都涉及模态模拟。这些模式通常被认为存在于身体内部,例如感觉运动系统。最近的一项建议认为,物理不变量,如动量或重力,也可以作为概念的基础,将假设的基础范围扩展到身体之外。我们利用表征动量效应和成功的抽象概念对这一建议进行了实验评估。如果成功建立在物理不变动量的基础上,那么对于成功的目标,表征动量效应应该更大。我们通过四个实验(三个预先注册)验证了这一假设。在一个令人惊讶的发现中,我们发现了大的试验数量可能阻碍能够找到代表性动量效应的暗示,这应该在未来的研究中进一步研究。关于中心假设,虽然只有一个实验在统计上得到了显著的支持,但在其他三个实验中,效果也趋向于相同的方向。为了得出关于结果的可靠结论,我们进行了一个小型meta,汇总了N = 271名参与者的影响和推断统计数据。在四个实验中,这种效应在统计上是显著的,这表明有证据支持中心假设。这些结果应该谨慎解释,因为实验之间存在不一致,表明影响的幅度很小,当被问及他们认为谁移动得更快时,参与者并没有可靠地指出成功的目标。
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期刊介绍: Psychological Research/Psychologische Forschung publishes articles that contribute to a basic understanding of human perception, attention, memory, and action. The Journal is devoted to the dissemination of knowledge based on firm experimental ground, but not to particular approaches or schools of thought. Theoretical and historical papers are welcome to the extent that they serve this general purpose; papers of an applied nature are acceptable if they contribute to basic understanding or serve to bridge the often felt gap between basic and applied research in the field covered by the Journal.
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