Noun imageability and the processing of sensory-based information

0578242 - PSÚ 2024 GB eng J - Journal Article
Gerwien, J. - Filip, Maroš - Smolík, Filip
Noun imageability and the processing of sensory-based information.
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. prosinec (2023). ISSN 1747-0218. E-ISSN 1747-0226
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-15576S
Institutional support: RVO:68081740
Keywords : imageability * mental imagery * semantic representation * word processing
OECD category: Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Impact factor: 1.7, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470218231216304

The aim of this study was to test whether the availability of internal imagery elicited by words is related to ratings of word imageability. Participants are presented with target words and, after a delay allowing for processing of the word, answer questions regarding the size or weight of the word referents. Target words differ with respect to imageability. Results show faster responses to questions for high imageability words than for low imageability words. The type of question (size/weight) modulates reaction times suggesting a dominance of the visual domain over the physical-experience domain in concept representation. Results hold across two different languages (Czech/German). These findings provide further insights into the representations underlying word meaning and the role of word imageability in language acquisition and processing.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0347292