Doesn’t Lateralized Categorical Perception of Color Depend on Language?

Abstract

Abstract: The present study investigated whether lateralized categorical perception (CP) of color depends on language or category. In a behavioral experiment, three groups of participants were recruited and asked to perform a visual search task a) without interference, b) with verbal interference, or c) with categorical interference, respectively. The reaction time data in the visual search task showed that there was a left hemisphere lateralized color CP for the non-interference group, a left hemisphere disadvantaged color CP for the verbal interference group, and a non-lateralized color CP for the categorical interference group. These results suggested that the left hemisphere lateralized CP of color reflects the effect of lexical category on color perception as a special category, but the linguistic properties of lexical category might also affect color perception.

Key words: Whorf hypothesis, lateralized categorical perception, category, language, left hemisphere

摘要： 本研究探讨了偏左脑颜色范畴知觉依赖于语言还是范畴。三组被试分别完成无干扰、语言加工干扰和范畴加工干扰视觉搜索任务。结果发现：无干扰组、语言加工干扰组和范畴加工干扰组的视觉搜索任务中分别出现了偏左脑颜色范畴知觉、左脑劣势颜色范畴知觉和无偏侧化颜色范畴知觉。此结果表明，偏左脑颜色范畴知觉可能主要是语言范畴作为一种范畴对颜色知觉的影响效应，但语言范畴的语言属性也会对颜色知觉产生影响。

关键词: 沃尔夫假说, 偏侧化颜色范畴知觉, 范畴, 语言, 大脑左半球

CLC Number:

B842

ZHONG Weifang, GUO Yongxing. Doesn’t Lateralized Categorical Perception of Color Depend on Language?[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(5): 583-589.

钟伟芳, 郭永兴. 偏侧化颜色范畴知觉不依赖于语言?[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(5): 583-589.

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