Norbury Heather M, Waxman Sandra R, Song Hyun-Joo
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Cognition. 2008 Dec;109(3):316-25. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.07.019. Epub 2008 Nov 17.
Research concerning the spatial dimension fit (tight versus loose) has been based on a tacit but untested assumption that the dimension fit is symmetrical, with tight- and loose-fitting relations highlighting the dimension fit with equal force. We propose a reformulation, documenting that adult speakers of English (Experiment 1) and Korean (Experiment 2) are sensitive to the dimension fit, but that their representation is asymmetric, with tight-fitting events highlighting fit with greater force than loose-fitting events. We propose that sensitivity to the dimension fit is more resilient than has previously been suggested, and that the asymmetry documented here provides a foundation upon which to pursue nuanced questions about the relationship between language and our underlying representations of space.
关于空间维度适配（紧密与宽松）的研究一直基于一个隐含但未经检验的假设，即维度适配是对称的，紧密适配和宽松适配关系对维度适配的凸显力度相同。我们提出一种重新表述，证明以英语为母语的成年人（实验1）和以韩语为母语的成年人（实验2）对维度适配敏感，但他们的表征是不对称的，紧密适配事件比宽松适配事件更有力地凸显适配。我们认为，对维度适配的敏感性比之前所认为的更具弹性，此处记录的不对称性为探讨语言与我们对空间的潜在表征之间关系的细微问题提供了基础。
