Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer

How the Body Shapes Knowledge: Empirical Support for Embodied Cognition

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Produktbeschreibung

This text explores the theory of embodied cognition, which suggests that human cognition is “grounded” in the neural pathways linked to bodily sensation.  

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 179mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781433829604
• ISBN-10: 1433829606
• Artikelnr.: 54803148

Autorenporträt

Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Theory of Embodied Cognition
Chapter 2: The Body's Role in Perception
Chapter 3: The Body's role in Social and Emotional Judgments
Chapter 4: The Body's Role in Higher-Order Cognition
Chapter 5: The Body's Role in Language Comprehension
Chapter 6: The Role of Simulation in Cognitive Judgments
Chapter 7: The Role of Simulation in Emotion
Chapter 8: The Role of Metaphor in the Representation of Abstract Concepts
Chapter 9: Reactions to the Theory of Embodied Cognition
References
Index
About the Author