The Influence of Event Valence and Emotional States on the Metaphorical Comprehension of Time.

ABSTRACT: Time is generally conceptualized in terms of space as reflected in temporal-spatial metaphors. Two observation perspectives have been proposed in the front-back axis of the temporal-spatial metaphor. One is called "ego-moving perspective" and the other "time-moving perspective." They are used to represent different relative motion between time and the observer. Previous studies have demonstrated the psychological reality of both perspectives. They also provided evidence that emotion can influence a perspective choice. In general, a positive emotion tends to facilitate the adoption of ego-moving perspective, whereas, a negative emotion tends to promote the adoption of time-moving perspective. However, it is unclear how the motivational dimension of emotion might influence the preference. Th

SUBMITTER: Zheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411794 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature