I am extremely happy to be part of a tribute for Larry Barsalou. Having worked on word meaning, concepts, and related issues for a number of years, Larry’s ideas have strongly influenced me, just like they continue to influence a large number of young and older researchers. Larry’s work on ad hoc concepts, embodied/grounded cognition, […]
Embodied Cognition
I had the pleasure of attending the annual meeting for the Psychonomic Society this year in the beautiful city of San Francisco where the early days of gay rights played out due to the actions and commitment of the courageous Harvey Milk, activist and politician for gay rights. With this context in mind, I experienced […]
Once upon a time, in the realm of psychology, a haughty woman summoned her two beloved daughters – perception and attention – and said them: “Tonight the Prince of higher cognition will give a ball. All persons of fashion are invited – including you, my darlings.” Her stepdaughter – action – was listening, too. But […]
Very few papers attempt to overturn over 100 years of thinking about how cognitive sciences should be organised, and even fewer succeed. The article by Paul Cisek in the #time4action special issue of the Psychonomic Society’s journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics takes aim at the overarching division of cognitive sciences into the chapters we learn […]
This #time4action special issue of Attention, Perception & Psychophysics is exciting. Joo-Hyun Song and Timothy Welsh have assembled a large and impressive set of articles highlighting the importance of action for understanding cognition. In general, the special issue illustrates how cognition and action (and perception, too) are highly integrated aspects of what we call “the […]
This #time4action special issue of Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, edited by Joo-Hyun Song and Timothy Welsh, is a tour de force for which they should be applauded. To narrow my comments enough to fit in this space, I will focus mostly on the article by David Rosenbaum and Iman Feghhi, The Time for Action is […]
I was hurriedly looking through a messy drawer the other day in search of a retractable tape measure for a project I was working on around the house. A roll of adhesive tape caught my attention. No, not that. Then I reached for a ruler. Nope―that wasn’t quite what I was looking for, either. I […]
What does Bob look like? … Bob who? … No, just Bob, any Bob. And while you are at it, what does Kirk look like? At first glance those questions appear absurd. How could anyone infer an unknown person’s looks from their name? Why would the average Bob look any different from the average Kirk? […]