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Spatial Schemas and Abstract Thought

Paperback • 2003 • English

Spatial Schemas and Abstract Thought

By Merideth Gattis

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Humans and other animals depend on their ability to perceive and represent spatial aspects of the world. We learn spatial schemas by observing the locations and movements of objects (including people) and the configuration of our environment. This book explores the role these spatial schemas play in abstract, nonspatial tasks. Evidence suggests that we adapt spatial schemas for three basic purposes in abstract cognition: to structure memory, to structure communication, and to structure reasoning...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Cognition and cognitive psychology
Life sciences: general issues

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ISBN

9780262571692

Publisher

MIT Press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

Spatial Schemas and Abstract Thought

Format

Paperback

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