Learning Is Better with the Hands Free: The Role of Posture in the Memory of Manipulable Objects.

ABSTRACT: Grounded cognition proposes that memory shares processing resources with sensorimotor systems. The aim of the present study was to show that motor simulation participates in the conceptual representation of manipulable objects in long-term memory. In two experiments, lists of manipulable and nonmanipulable objects were presented. Participants were instructed to memorize the items while adopting different postures. In the control condition, they had to keep their hands at rest in front of them. In the interference condition, participants had to keep their hands crossed behind their back to make their hands less free for action. After each list, participants had to perform first a distractive task, and then an oral free recall. The results showed that the interfering posture produced a speci

SUBMITTER: Dutriaux L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944978 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature