心理空间:知觉符号理论的修正与扩展

关于信息的表征,知觉符号理论不仅体现了具身认知的特点,而且强调空间经验在表征中的作用。然而,知觉符号理论既没能解释空间经验,其基于相似性和图解式概念的核心解释也不完善。大量相关研究在证实知觉符号理论合理性的同时,也证实了心理空间的存在。若将知觉符号置入心理空间的认知语境中,则不仅使该理论的表征相似性转向空间语境同一性,解答了一系列疑惑,而且借用心理空间的拓扑性,知觉表征也更加符合心理现实性。

Mental Spaces:Revision and Expansion of Perceptual Symbol Theory

Concerning the representation of information,perceptual symbol theory not only embodies the characteristics of embodied cognition,but also emphasizes the role of spatial experience in representation.However,perceptual symbol theory does not explain spatial experience,and the interpretation based on its core concepts such as similarity and illustration is not perfect.A large number of studies have proved the existence of mental spaces while confirming its theory.If perceptual symbols are put into the cognitive context of mental spaces,the similarity of representation in the perceptual symbol theory can be transferred to the identity of spatial context,and a series of questions can be answered.By using the topology of mental spaces,perceptual representation will be more in line with psychological reality.