ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
The Physical Space Is Linked to the Notion of Difference: Perceptual Closeness Enhances Conceptual Differences between Antonyms
- Alexandre Dries
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre - Joel Cretenet
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre
Abstract
In comparison processing, similarity ratings of projected abstract stimuli vary according to the distance between them: proximity is similarity (Casasanto, 2008). This study reveals, for comparison of differences between pairs of antonyms, that proximity is difference.
Cognitive Processes
