The Role of Motion Concepts in Understanding Non-Motion Concepts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Abstract and Concrete Concepts
3. Describing Non-Motion Events in Terms of Motion Events
4. Imageability of Abstract and Concrete Concepts
5. Describing Emotions in Terms of Motions
6. Graphical Representation of Non-Imageable Concepts in Mathematics
7. Summary
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Khatin-Zadeh, O.; Banaruee, H.; Khoshsima, H.; Marmolejo-Ramos, F. The Role of Motion Concepts in Understanding Non-Motion Concepts. Behav. Sci. 2017, 7, 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs7040084
Khatin-Zadeh O, Banaruee H, Khoshsima H, Marmolejo-Ramos F. The Role of Motion Concepts in Understanding Non-Motion Concepts. Behavioral Sciences. 2017; 7(4):84. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs7040084
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhatin-Zadeh, Omid, Hassan Banaruee, Hooshang Khoshsima, and Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos. 2017. "The Role of Motion Concepts in Understanding Non-Motion Concepts" Behavioral Sciences 7, no. 4: 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs7040084