We review psychological research bearing on major theories of metaphor comprehension. A
broad survey of behavioral studies is coupled with findings from recent meta-analyses of …

An extensive program of research in the past 2 decades has focused on the role of modal
sensory, motor, and affective brain systems in storing and retrieving concept knowledge …

Componential theories of lexical semantics assume that concepts can be represented by
sets of features or attributes that are in some sense primitive or basic components of …

This book examines how people understand utterances that are intended figuratively.
Traditionally, figurative language such as metaphors and idioms has been considered …

Recent technological advances allow artificial intelligence (AI) to perform tasks that require
high warmth, such as caring, understanding others' feelings, and being friendly. However …

Creativity is one of a small set of cognitive capacities that clearly differentiate humans from
other species. The validity of this statement hinges on how one defines creativity, so we will …

The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the mind. This
accessible and original monograph explores a central aspect of the imagination, the …

Although both the academic and the trade literature have widely acknowledged the need to
foster the development of more-innovative products, little empirical research has examined …

Are compounds words or phrases-or are they neither or both? How should we classify
compounds? How can we deal with the fact that the relationship between the elements of …

Consumers evaluate brand extensions by judging how well they fit with the parent brand.
We examine this process across cultures. We predict that consumers from Eastern cultures …