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Living in an Asymmetrical World How writing direction affects thought and action
170 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
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Psychology Press
170 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
170 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
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There has recently been a renewed interest in the role of spatial dimensions in social cognition, and how vertical and horizontal trajectories are used to represent social concepts such as power, agency, aggression, and dominance. Most of this work surrounds the idea that abstract concepts are intrinsically linked to our sensory and motor experiences, including habitual interactions with the... Read more
Introduction: Spatial Bias Under a Cross-Cultural Perspective 1. The Problems, its Genesis 2. The Orientation of the Field of Vision in Mother-Tongue Arabic Children 3. Right-Left Orientation and Reading French 4. Recent Developments: Theoretical Approaches and Extensions to the Social Domain 5. Research Practices Evolving Over Time
Biography
Anne Maass is Professor of Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy.
Caterina Suitner is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy.
Jean-Pierre Deconchy is Emeritus Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Paris X Nanterre, France.
