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The role of Embodied Representations in Non-Verbal
Depiction of Abstract and Concrete Concepts
Yanina A.LedovayaDepartment of Psychology
Saint Petersburg State UniversitySt.Petersburg, [email protected]
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We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.
The Talmud
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We do not see things as they are, we see them
as we are.
The Talmud
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We do not see things as they are, we see them
as we are.
The Talmud
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Empirical study with qualitative analysis
The stimuli – two concepts:
• An abstract – “IDEA”• A concrete – “DESSERT”
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The participants:
• teenagers, • N=39, 22 females, 17 males, • 14-18 years old, average 15,4 ± 1, 03
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Two successive “drawing” tasks:
1. To briefly sketch a first imagery impression they have for a concept
2. To depict an object which reflects the most important and essential characteristics of this concept
(a subtest from a method “Integral conceptual structures” by Marina A.Kholodnaya, Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Psychology ;
the idea of image–to-word and vice versa transformation during thinking and understanding processes was evolved by Lev Vekker (1918-2001), Leningrad State University)
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The results
“IDEA” – brief sketch (I)
sources of light – sparkling bulbs, shining suns 32%
humans or parts of the body (head, face, hand) 23%
signs of emotions (smiles, exclamation or interrogatory signs)
20%
a bulb 10%
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The results
“DESSERT” - brief sketch (I)
a cake or a piece of a big cake 30%
ice-cream 18%
a big cake, cake with candles 7 % each
emotions, exclamations signs 6%
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The results
“IDEA” – essential characteristics’ depiction (II) II I
sources of light – sparkling bulbs, shining suns 14% 32%
human beings or parts of the body (head, face, hand) 23% 23%
signs of emotions (smiles, exclamation or interrogatory signs) 13% 20%
symbols and metaphors 13% 4%depicting actions 11 % 6%improvements 8% 0%energy conversions 6% 0%
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The results. 4
“DESSERT” – essential characteristics’ depiction (II)II I
a cake or a piece of a big cake 0% 30%
ice-cream 5% 18%
a big cake, cake with candles 5,5% each 7 % each
emotions, exclamations signs 8% 6%
fruit 12% 0%
celebrations, parties 11 0%humans 10% 2%symbols and metaphors 10% 0%the idea of harm to health and body 6% 0%
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“Embodied” data in task II (core features)
categories “IDEA” “DESSERT”
humans or parts of the body 23% 10%
depicting actions 11 %
improvements 8%
energy conversions 6%
the idea of harm to health and body 6%
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Main conclusions:
1. there are visual “prototypes” for concepts – both for abstract and concrete
2. a “deeper” representation combined with analysis and synthesis is (likely) experience-dependent and more individual
3. people “tell stories” and describe whole situations (in a graphical form) to depict essential characteristics of concepts, especially abstracts concepts
4. humans, actions and human body images are more involved into abstract concepts representations
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Current (further) questions
• Refuse to depict concepts…• Accidental results?• Too specific choice of stimuli (“IDEA”,
“DESSERT”)?• Problem of classification (the investigator may
not be objective)?• Corresponding objective methods of
investigation?
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