Visuospatial or verbal–spatial codes? The different effect of two secondary tasks on the power–space associations during a semantic categorizing task

The power–space associations have been extensively studied as a possible way to reveal the nature of concept representations, while the visuospatial and verbal–spatial codes are two primary explanations for the phenomenon. In two experiments, we imposed either a visuospatial or a verbal secondary ta...

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Published in:Cognitive processing 2023-11, Vol.24 (4), p.481-493
Main Authors: Sai, Xueying, Wu, Xi, Li, Xingjia, Zhu, Lei
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Language:English
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Artificial Intelligence
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
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Neurosciences
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Summary:The power–space associations have been extensively studied as a possible way to reveal the nature of concept representations, while the visuospatial and verbal–spatial codes are two primary explanations for the phenomenon. In two experiments, we imposed either a visuospatial or a verbal secondary task during the semantic categorizing of power words to examine their respective roles. The results showed that retaining a letter but not a location concurrently interfered with the power–space association. The results suggested that the verbal–spatial codes might play a more fundamental role than the visuospatial codes in the power–space associations during the semantic categorizing of power words.
ISSN:1612-4782
1612-4790
DOI:10.1007/s10339-023-01149-x