Publication

2005 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780511082146
  • ISBN-100511082142
  • Better World Books9780511082146
  • Open LibraryOL40498919M

Classifications

  • LCCBF311.G768 2005

Description

"One of the key questions in cognitive psychology is how people represent knowledge about concepts such as football or love. Recently, some researchers have proposed that concepts are represented in human memory by the sensorimotor systems that underlie interaction with the outside world. These theories represent a recent development in cognitive science to view cognition no longer in terms of abstract information processing, but in terms of perception and action. In other words, cognition is grounded in embodied experiences. Studies show that sensory perception and motor actions support human understanding of words and object concepts. This book brings together theoretical arguments and empirical evidence from several key researchers in this field to support this framework."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Grounding CognitionCambridge University Press2005

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