Time flies like an arrow: Space-time compatibility effects suggest the use of a mental timeline

From: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Pratt, Jay; Weger, Ulrich W | Copyright information

The concept of time is elusive to direct observation, yet it pervades almost every aspect of our daily lives. How is time represented, given that it cannot be perceived directly? Metaphoric mapping theory assumes that abstract concepts such as time are represented in terms of concrete, readily available dimensions. Consistent with this, many languages employ spatial metaphors to describe temporal relations. Here we investigate whether the time-is-space metaphor also affects visuospatial atten...

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