Naslov
An implicit task reveals space-time associations along vertical and diagonal axes

Autori
Topić, Vanja ; Stojić, Sandra ; Domijan, Dražen

Izvornik
Psychological research = Psychologische Forschung (0340-0727) 86 (2022), 4; 1252-1261

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Grounded Cognition ; Magnitude Representation ; Mental Timeline ; Metaphoric Mapping ; Space-time Compatibility

Sažetak
In previous studies investigating the space–time compatibility effect, the experimental task always invites explicit spatial or temporal processing or both. In this study, we kept space and time irrelevant to the task. In a go/no-go task, participants (N = 50) were asked to either press a single button when they found the target or refrain from responding when there was no target in a search array. We manipulated the duration of the target-alone presentation that preceded a 7 × 7 search array consisting of either target plus distractors or distractors alone. The results revealed faster responses to shorter durations when the target appeared in the upper relative to the lower space. A similar effect also appeared along the diagonal axis with faster responses to shorter durations in upper-left relative to lower- right space. In contrast, no such difference was found along the horizontal axis. We hypothesize that vertical and diagonal space–time associations arise from the grounding of mental representation of time in physical experiences.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

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