APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Metaphors for God: God Is Associated with Both Brightness and Vertical Space in Reaction-Time Tasks
- Brian Meier
Gettysburg College - Kaitlin Lewin
Gettysburg College - Romano Allison
Gettysburg College - Adam Fetterman
University of Texas at El Paso
Abstract
God is referred to in terms of light, verticality, and humanness. People use these concrete terms to represent the abstract concept of God. In multiple reaction-time studies, we found implicit associations between God and brightness and verticality. The effects were not moderated by religiosity or belief in God.
Social Cognition
