[HTML][HTML] The Lancaster Sensorimotor Norms: multidimensional measures of perceptual and action strength for 40,000 English words
Sensorimotor information plays a fundamental role in cognition. However, the existing
materials that measure the sensorimotor basis of word meanings and concepts have been …
materials that measure the sensorimotor basis of word meanings and concepts have been …
[HTML][HTML] Dutch sensory modality norms
LJ Speed, M Brybaert - Behavior research methods, 2022 - Springer
Many words are strongly connected to the senses, such as vision, taste, and touch. In order
to facilitate research on language and the senses, large sets of linguistic stimuli and their …
to facilitate research on language and the senses, large sets of linguistic stimuli and their …
[HTML][HTML] Quantifying sensorimotor experience: Body–object interaction ratings for more than 9,000 English words
Ratings of body–object interaction (BOI) measure the ease with which the human body can
interact with a word's referent. Researchers have studied the effects of BOI in order to …
interact with a word's referent. Researchers have studied the effects of BOI in order to …
[HTML][HTML] Perceptual modality norms for 1,121 Italian words: A comparison with concreteness and imageability scores and an analysis of their impact in word …
Normative measures of verbal material are fundamental in psycholinguistic and cognitive
research for the control of confounding in experimental procedures and for achieving a …
research for the control of confounding in experimental procedures and for achieving a …
[HTML][HTML] Is more always better? Effects of semantic richness on lexical decision, speeded pronunciation, and semantic classification
Evidence from large-scale studies (Pexman, Hargreaves, Siakaluk, Bodner, & Pope, 2008)
suggests that semantic richness, a multidimensional construct reflecting the extent of …
suggests that semantic richness, a multidimensional construct reflecting the extent of …
[HTML][HTML] The Calgary semantic decision project: concrete/abstract decision data for 10,000 English words
Psycholinguistic research has been advanced by the development of word recognition
megastudies. For instance, the English Lexicon Project (Balota et al., 2007) provides …
megastudies. For instance, the English Lexicon Project (Balota et al., 2007) provides …
Sensorimotor and interoceptive dimensions in concrete and abstract concepts
Recent theories propose that abstract concepts, compared to concrete ones, might activate
to a larger extent interoceptive, social and linguistic experiences. At the same time, recent …
to a larger extent interoceptive, social and linguistic experiences. At the same time, recent …
Can you squeeze a tomato? The role of motor representations in semantic sensibility judgments
RL Klatzky, JW Pellegrino, BP McCloskey… - Journal of memory and …, 1989 - Elsevier
Five experiments assessed whether priming a hand shape facilitated judgments about the
sensibility of actions performed with objects. Primes specified the hand shape's size (full …
sensibility of actions performed with objects. Primes specified the hand shape's size (full …
[HTML][HTML] Modality exclusivity norms for 400 nouns: The relationship between perceptual experience and surface word form
We present modality exclusivity norms for 400 randomly selected noun concepts, for which
participants provided perceptual strength ratings across five sensory modalities (ie, hearing …
participants provided perceptual strength ratings across five sensory modalities (ie, hearing …
[HTML][HTML] Grip force reveals the context sensitivity of language-induced motor activity during “action words” processing: Evidence from sentential negation
Background Studies demonstrating the involvement of motor brain structures in language
processing typically focus on time windows beyond the latencies of lexical-semantic access …
processing typically focus on time windows beyond the latencies of lexical-semantic access …