In the past decade there has been increased interest in research on color and psychological
functioning. Important advances have been made in theoretical work and empirical work, but …

We systematically evaluated the peer-reviewed Rorschach validity literature for the 65 main
variables in the popular Comprehensive System (CS). Across 53 meta-analyses examining …

'Metaphor', a form of figurative language in which one thing or idea is expressed in terms of
another, is becoming an increasingly popular area of study, as it is relevant to the work of …

Abstract “God” and “Devil” are abstract concepts often linked to vertical metaphors (eg,“glory
to God in the highest,”“the Devil lives down in hell”). It is unknown, however, whether these …

Leadership implies power. We argue, from a social embodiment perspective, that thinking
about power involves mental simulation of vertical location. Three studies tested whether …

Though auditory pitch is customarily mapped in Western cultures onto spatial verticality
(high–low), both anthropological reports and cognitive studies suggest that pitch may be …

It is striking that prosocial people are considered “sweet”(eg,“she's a sweetie”) because they
are unlikely to differentially taste this way. These metaphors aid communication, but theories …

For many, colours convey affective meaning. Popular opinion assumes that perception of
colour is crucial to influence emotions. However, scientific studies test colour–emotion …

Metaphors link positive affect to brightness and negative affect to darkness. Research has
shown that such mappings are “alive” at encoding in that word-meaning evaluations are …

People often think, feel, and behave metaphorically according to conceptual metaphor
theory. There are normative sources of support for this theory, but individual differences …