Representation of categories

In the present study we investigated whether the mental representation of the concept categories is represented by the container image schema (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). In two experiments participants decided whether two pictures were from the same category (animal or vehicle). Pictures were pres...

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Published in:Experimental psychology 2011, Vol.58 (2), p.162-170
Main Authors: Boot, Inge, Pecher, Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Cognition - physiology
Concept Formation - physiology
Humans
Imagination - physiology
Photic Stimulation
Reaction Time - physiology
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Summary:In the present study we investigated whether the mental representation of the concept categories is represented by the container image schema (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). In two experiments participants decided whether two pictures were from the same category (animal or vehicle). Pictures were presented inside or outside a frame that should activate the container schema. We found that performance to pictures was influenced by the frame in congruence with the metaphorical mapping (same category—inside bounded region; different category—not in same bounded region). These results show that the concept categories is metaphorically represented by containers.
ISSN:2190-5142
DOI:10.1027/1618-3169/a000082