2014
DOI: 10.1037/a0034853
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Embodiment during reading: Simulating a story character’s linguistic actions.

Abstract: According to theories of embodied cognition, a critical element in language comprehension is the formation of sensorimotor simulations of the actions and events described in a text. Although much of the embodied cognition research has focused on simulations of motor actions, we ask whether readers form simulations of story characters' linguistic actions. For example, when a character is described as speaking, do readers form an auditory image of the character's words? Furthermore, if a character is described a… Show more

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“…Over the past decade, the cognitive sciences have seen an abundance of empirical work supporting theories of embodied cognition (Barsalou, 2005; Glenberg & Kaschak, 2002; Zwaan & Taylor, 2006). Within the domain of language comprehension, several studies have demonstrated that readers show evidence for mentally simulating described emotions, actions, and visual, tactile, and auditory perceptions (Brunyé et al, 2012; Brunyé, Ditman, Mahoney, Walters, & Taylor, 2010; Gernsbacher et al, 1992; Gunraj, Drumm-Hewitt, & Klin, 2014; Kurby, Magliano, & Rapp, 2009). Much of this research, however, either directly addresses the participant as the performer of an action or perceiver of a stimulus (e.g., You kicked the ball.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over the past decade, the cognitive sciences have seen an abundance of empirical work supporting theories of embodied cognition (Barsalou, 2005; Glenberg & Kaschak, 2002; Zwaan & Taylor, 2006). Within the domain of language comprehension, several studies have demonstrated that readers show evidence for mentally simulating described emotions, actions, and visual, tactile, and auditory perceptions (Brunyé et al, 2012; Brunyé, Ditman, Mahoney, Walters, & Taylor, 2010; Gernsbacher et al, 1992; Gunraj, Drumm-Hewitt, & Klin, 2014; Kurby, Magliano, & Rapp, 2009). Much of this research, however, either directly addresses the participant as the performer of an action or perceiver of a stimulus (e.g., You kicked the ball.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent work indicates that these mental simulations are richly and intricately developed. Readers have been found to mentally simulate a character's speaking rate (Gunraj, Drumm-Hewitt, & Klin, 2014), auditory experiences (Brunyé, Ditman, Mahoney, Walters, & Taylor, 2010), and perceptual experi-ences (Brunyé et al, 2012), suggesting that readers closely attend to the protagonist's active thoughts, goals, and experiences as the narrative unfolds. Readers are not merely visualizing the events in the narrative, but also they seem to actually place themselves inside their richly constructed world.…”
Section: Situation Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ihm liegt die Annahme zugrunde, dass psychische Prozesse immer körperlich eingebettet sind und dass von Wechselwirkungen zwischen innerpsychischen Vorgängen und körperlichem Verhalten ausgegangen werden muss. Hier schliesst ein Teil der -insbesondere angloamerikanischen -kognitionswissenschaftlich orientierten Leseforschung an (Glenberg, 2011;Gunraj, 2014), indem die Vorstellung von der mentalen Modellbildung beim Lesen um die Dimension der körperlichen Erfahrung erweitert wird. Dabei besteht der Anspruch, die mentale Verarbeitung von Texten und die körperlichen Reaktionen im Zuge dieser Verarbeitung unmittelbar aufeinander beziehen zu können (Tschacher & Storch, 2012).…”
Section: Embodiment -Körper Und Lesen In Kognitionswissenschaftlicherunclassified
“…Dabei besteht der Anspruch, die mentale Verarbeitung von Texten und die körperlichen Reaktionen im Zuge dieser Verarbeitung unmittelbar aufeinander beziehen zu können (Tschacher & Storch, 2012). Lesen gilt in dieser Sicht als geistiger und körperlicher Akt, wobei für den Vorgang des Lesens ein enger Zusammenhang zwischen Kognition und Körperlichkeit angenommen wird (Glenberg, 2011;Gunraj, 2014). In diesem Verständnis kommt Körperlichkeit zum Leseakt nicht hinzu, sondern sie ist der Rahmen, innerhalb dessen sich Text-Leser-Interaktionen vollziehen.…”
Section: Embodiment -Körper Und Lesen In Kognitionswissenschaftlicherunclassified
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