Embodied and Grounded cognitionRecent theories propose that abstract concepts, compared to concrete ones, might activate to a larger extent interoceptive, social and linguistic experiences. At the same time, recent research has underlined the importance of investigating how different sub-kinds of abstract...
Concepts allow us to make sense of the world. Most evidence on their acquisition and representation comes from studies of single decontextualized words and focuses on the opposition between concrete and abstract concepts (e.g., “bottle” vs. “truth”). A significant step forward in research on...
Allnounsare either concrete or abstract, but never both at the same time. It can sometimes be hard to know which is which, so this guide explains their differences and how to tell them apart, with lists of both concrete noun examples and abstract noun examples. Here’s a tip:Want to ma...
Great post. Loved the stories and the examples. When you use examples like that, abstract vs concrete language does seem clearer. I didn’t fully understand it before but your examples helped me see the big picture of how each type of language works. ...
Students struggle to transfer a lesson about oranges and puppets to anything else. Strategy #2: “Fade” from Concrete to Abstract Taking their cue from Jerome Bruner, psychology researchers wondered if they could start with concrete examples and then, over time, switch to more abstract examples....
abstract nouns. Abstract nouns are words that represent ideas, emotions, qualities, or states that cannot be perceived by the senses. "Joy" and "Anger" are both emotions, which are abstract concepts that cannot be physically seen or touched. Therefore, they are both examples of abstract nouns...
This supports the idea that concrete concepts are closely associated with visual experience and abstract concepts with auditory-verbal information; and that sub-regions of the ATL display graded specialisation for these two types of knowledge. Between these two extremes, we identified significant ...
Concrete words are what give poems energy and life. Here are two examples. One stanza of a poem SHOWS us loss (using images) and the other talks ABOUT it (using abstractions). Which do you think best conveys emotion? FEARED DROWNED Suddenly nobody knows where you are, your suit black ...
Concrete examples help clarify complex theories. 5 Abstract Not concrete or related to tangible things. Abstract art uses forms and colors to evoke emotions. 4 Concrete Real, not abstract or theoretical. The scientist needs concrete evidence to support her hypothesis. 5 Abstract Relating to general...
The concepts “sulfur” and “country” — which according to the first distinction were abstract — would according to this second point of view be concrete, since they mean autonomous objects. On the other hand, the concepts “this redness” and “this radiance” — which from the first ...