The Metaphorical Association Between Valence and Space Influences Emotional Word Learning in Adults and Children

ZHAO Siyi; LI Ying; WANG Yue

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.002

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2022 , Vol. 20 >Issue 2: 153 - 159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.002

The Metaphorical Association Between Valence and Space Influences Emotional Word Learning in Adults and Children

ZHAO Siyi ,
LI Ying ,
WANG Yue

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1. School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001;
2. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853, United States

Received date: 2021-09-02

Online published: 2022-03-20

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Abstract

The metaphorical association between emotional valence and directed spatial actions is associated either with improving or impairing memory, and people can learn materials better when they use metaphor-congruent spatial actions. The present study explored whether metaphor-congruent spatial actions improve Chinese adults’ and children’s foreign emotional word learning. Participants learned ltalian or English words from flashcards during the learning phase. After learning each card, participants placed it on the top (or middle or bottom) of the shelf according to its valence. In the testing phase, participants chose the correct Chinese meaning of the foreign word from two options. The result in the word recognition task showed that the reaction times of the metaphor-congruent group were faster than the metaphor-incongruent group when they were similar in accuracy. Future research may focus on the neural basis and application of metaphor-congruent spatial actions in language learning.

Key words： spatial metaphor; spatial action; emotional valence; foreign emotional words; children

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ZHAO Siyi , LI Ying , WANG Yue . The Metaphorical Association Between Valence and Space Influences Emotional Word Learning in Adults and Children[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022 , 20(2) : 153 -159 . DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.002

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