Adult semantic memory has been traditionally conceptualized as a relatively static memory
system that consists of knowledge about the world, concepts, and symbols. Considerable …

According to the grounded perspective, cognition emerges from the interaction of classic
cognitive processes with the modalities, the body, and the environment. Rather than being …

The purpose of this research is twofold: firstly, we aim to understand the role of virtual reality
(VR) in influencing tourism consumers' attitudes toward a tourist destination and, secondly …

Sensorimotor information plays a fundamental role in cognition. However, the existing
materials that measure the sensorimotor basis of word meanings and concepts have been …

The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …

Common sense suggests that emotions are physical types that have little to do with the
words we use to label them. Yet recent psychological constructionist accounts reveal that …

There has been a recent swell of interest in marketing as well as psychology pertaining to
the role of sensory experiences in judgment and decision making. Within marketing, the field …

Humans live in a perceptual world. All of humanity's accomplishments, from agriculture to
space travel, depend on us being able to interact with the world through seeing, feeling …

Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …

Thirty years ago, grounded cognition had roots in philosophy, perception, cognitive
linguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuropsychology. During …