The Italian Sensorimotor Norms: Perception and action strength measures for 959 words

Neuroscience research has provided evidence that semantic information is stored in a distributed brain network involved in sensorimotor and linguistic processing. More specifically, according to the embodied cognition accounts, the representation of concepts is deemed as grounded in our bodily state...

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Published in:Behavior research methods 2023-12, Vol.55 (8), p.4035-4047
Main Authors: Repetto, Claudia, Rodella, Claudia, Conca, Francesca, Santi, Gaia Chiara, Catricalà, Eleonora
Format: Article
Language:English
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Arm
Auditory Perception
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Humans
Language
Olfaction
Original Manuscript
Psycholinguistics
Psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Semantics
Sensorimotor system
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Summary:Neuroscience research has provided evidence that semantic information is stored in a distributed brain network involved in sensorimotor and linguistic processing. More specifically, according to the embodied cognition accounts, the representation of concepts is deemed as grounded in our bodily states. For these reasons, normative measures of words should provide relevant information about the extent to which each word embeds perceptual and action properties. In the present study, we collected ratings for 959 Italian nouns and verbs from 398 volunteers, recruited via an online platform. The words were mostly taken from the Italian adaptation of the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW). A pool of 145 verbs was added to the original set. All the words were rated on 11 sensorimotor dimensions: six perceptual modalities (vision, audition, taste, smell, touch, and interoception) and five effectors (hand-arm, foot-leg, torso, mouth, head). The new verbs were also rated on the ANEW dimensions. Results showed good reliability and consistency with previous studies. Relations between perceptual and motor dimensions are described and interpreted, along with relations between the sensorimotor and the affective dimensions. The currently developed dataset represents an important novelty, as it includes different word classes, i.e., both nouns and verbs, and integrates ratings of both sensorimotor and affective dimensions, along with other psycholinguistic parameters; all features only partially accomplished in previous studies.
ISSN:1554-3528
1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/s13428-022-02004-1