Representation of Categories: Metaphorical Use of the Container Schema

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 pr...

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Published in:Experimental psychology 2011-01, Vol.58 (2), p.162-170
Main Authors: Boot, Inge, Pecher, Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstraction
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognition. Intelligence
Concept Formation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Imagery
Mental imagery. Mental representation
Metaphor
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Schema
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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:1618-3169
2190-5142
DOI:10.1027/1618-3169/a000082