How the body shapes knowledge : empirical support for embodied cognition /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fincher-Kiefer, Rebecca (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2019]
Subjects:	Cognitive psychology. Psychology > methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. An Introduction to the Theory of Embodied Cognition; 2. The Bodyʼs Role in Perception; 3. The Bodyʼs Role in Social and Emotional Judgments; 4. The Bodyʼs Role in Higher Order Cognition; 5. The Bodyʼs Role in Language Comprehension; 6. The Role of Simulation in Cognitive Judgments; 7. The Role of Simulation in Emotion; 8. The Role of Metaphor in the Representation of Abstract Concepts; 9. Reactions to the Theory of Embodied Cognition; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR