Varieties of abstract concepts and their grounding in perception or action
For a very long time, theorizing in the cognitive sciences was dominated by the assumption that abstract concepts, which lack a perceivable referent, can only be handled by amodal or verbal linguistic representations. In the last years, however, refined grounded cognition theories emphasizing the im...
Main Authors: | Kiefer Markus, Harpaintner Marcel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-07-01
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Series: | Open Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2020-0104 |
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