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Perceiving abstract concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

Katja Wiemer-Hastings  and
Arthur C. Graesser
Katja Wiemer-Hastings
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152-6400 kwiemer@latte.memphis.edu graesser@cc.memphis.edu www.psyc.memphis.edu/faculty/graesser/graesser.htm
Arthur C. Graesser
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152-6400 kwiemer@latte.memphis.edu graesser@cc.memphis.edu www.psyc.memphis.edu/faculty/graesser/graesser.htm
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Abstract

The meanings of abstract concepts depend on context. Perceptual symbol systems (PSS) provide a powerful framework for representing such context. Whereas a few expected difficulties for simulations are consistent with empirical findings, the theory does not clearly predict simulations of specific abstract concepts in a testable way and does not appear to distinguish abstract noun concepts (like truth) from their stem concepts (such as true).

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , August 1999 , pp. 635 - 636
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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