Mental simulation of colour properties during language comprehension: influence of context and comprehension stages.

ABSTRACT: Many studies have shown that mental simulation may occur during language comprehension. Supporting evidence is derived from the matching effects in the sentence-picture verification (SPV) task often used to assess mental simulations of object properties, such as size, orientation, and shape. However, mixed results have been obtained regarding object colour, with researchers reporting matching or mismatching effects. This study investigated the impact of colour information clarity within sentences on the process of mental simulation during language comprehension. Employing the SPV task and using novel objects, we examined whether there is a mental simulation of colour after excluding typical/atypical colour bias and how varying levels of colour information clarity in sentences influence the

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541384 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature