Abstract Thinking is accompanied by metacognitive experiences of ease or difficulty. People
draw on these experiences as a source of information that can complement or challenge the …

Color is a ubiquitous perceptual stimulus that is often considered in terms of aesthetics. Here
we review theoretical and empirical work that looks beyond color aesthetics to the link …

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science
and the humanities. We marvel at the creative dexterity of gifted speakers and writers for …

Interpreting Figurative Meaning critically evaluates the recent empirical work from
psycholinguistics and neuroscience examining the successes and difficulties associated …

A major revolution in the study of metaphor occurred 30 years ago with the introduction of
“conceptual metaphor theory”(CMT). Unlike previous theories of metaphor and metaphorical …

Social cognition is the scientific study of the cognitive events underlying social thought and
attitudes. Currently, the field's prevailing theoretical perspectives are the traditional schema …

Color is a ubiquitous perceptual stimulus, yet relatively little empirical and even less
theoretical work exists on color and psychological functioning. The research that has been …

Metaphors linking spatial location and affect (eg, feeling up or down) may have subtle, but
pervasive, effects on evaluation. In three studies, participants evaluated words presented on …

隐喻是一种常见的语言现象. 概念隐喻理论认为, 隐喻不仅是一种语言修辞手段,
隐喻反映了人类认知的重要特征: 人类的抽象概念系统是以感知觉经验和具体概念为基础发展 …

It has long been a staple of psychological theory that early life experiences significantly
shape the adult's understanding of and reactions to the social world. Here we consider how …