Proverbs and the Metaphorical Mind

Gibbs, Raymond W.; Colston, Herbert L.; Johnson, Michael D.

doi:10.1207/s15327868ms1103_3

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“…Reasoning an analogy means defining the relationships between two objects based on their Similarity and demonstrating the transmission of some similarity to another field or subject matter (Kaniel, 2001). The research literature considers analogical thinking to be one of the cognitive prerequisites required for developing thinking processes and spoken language (Gibbs, 1996). Analogical thinking is also necessary for creating hypotheses that solve new problems (Geentner, 1983).…”

Section: Analogiesmentioning

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Training high-functioning children with ASD in solving conceptual analogies with a neurofeedback-based protocol

Passig,

Naim

2023

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Purpose This study examined whether solving abstract analogies based on a neurofeedback procedure using Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) can improve the capability of abstract analogical reasoning in high-functioning children with ASD. Method 57 higher-functioning children with ASD, aged 6–9, participated in the study. They were familiar with basic abstract analogies. We randomly divided them into three groups: 18 practiced analogies using a BCI protocol we developed, 19 studied analogies with a tablet or a laptop (multimedia interfaces), and 20 others served as the control group and did not practice analogies. Results We found that practicing conceptual analogies using multimedia and BCI improved children’s achievements in learning conceptual analogies. The group that used the BCI showed the most significant improvement in their “spoken language ability” category and specifically in the sub-domains named ‘difference,’ ‘categories,’ and ‘descriptions.’ The group that practiced analogies with multimedia interfaces showed the most significant improvement in their “spoken language ability” in a sub-domain named ‘similarity.’ Conclusion This study may draw implications for learning conceptual analogies through BCI and MI. As the research indicates, practicing using these means improves the achievements of children with ASD in their ability to reason conceptual analogies and their ability to improve speech/spoken language.

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Section: Analogiesmentioning

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Training high-functioning children with ASD in solving conceptual analogies with a neurofeedback-based protocol

Passig,

Naim

2023

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“…Many proverbs are depicted as moralistic and represent the social aspects of life. Gibbs et al, (1996) state that one form of conveying something to people is the language of the proverb, and the beauty of these proverbs lies in the poetics related to them. One of the difficulties in understanding this figurative language or studying metaphors and proverbs is the thought process different writers, scholars, and researchers misunderstood through other techniques.…”

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Building Hope and Optimism Through Language: A Sociocultural Perspective

Khalid

Tehseem

Khalid

2022

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This research highlights the use of social proverbs as cultural signs in society that help in building hope and optimism expressed through language. Proverbs related to society represent social life, including life perspectives, experiences, and standards of behavior, and the purpose of this research paper is to build a relation of social proverbs as the language of hope to culture. For the present research, Bakhtinian semiotic theory is used as a theoretical framework opted from Voloshinov’s essay Marxism and the philosophy of language (1986), which deals with speech utterances and ideological signs that functions like language in society. In the Bakhtin Circle, ideology is defined as the entirety of social and natural truth refraction and reflection in the cognitive system, which is highly impacted by views, values, and belief systems originating from the mental process of culture. As ideological indicators contain the underlying structure's substance and ideological cues are social signals in this manner, and awareness emerges from the substance of ideological symbols. The complexity, which takes the form of social sayings, enters people's minds and shapes their thoughts; theoretical ethnic notions are turned into realistic perceptions and behaviors that allow civilization to survive.

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“…For example, the dove is a metaphor for peace and freedom. The importance of metaphors in shaping people's thoughts and reality in their daily lives has been highlighted by many studies in the past (Gibbs, Colston, & Johnson 1996;Glucksberg, 1995Glucksberg, , 2001; Glucksberg mental states that literal language might altogether miss or under represent" (Zaltman, 1997, p. 425). The following discussion outlines the potential for using ZMET as a new approach to understanding the reluctance of tourists to first, support and second, make holiday choices that support sustainable mobilities.…”

Section: Photography a Psychological Toolmentioning

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ZMET: a psychological approach to understanding unsustainable tourism mobility

Khoo‐Lattimore

Prideaux

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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This paper examines the work done by tourism researchers to understand why tourists make travel decisions that lead to high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and find it difficult to change their transport mode and destination choice towards more sustainable outcomes. It notes the growing recognition of an understanding of the psychological factors underlying tourist behaviour and the growing use of photography and photo elicitation in tourism research. It makes a case for using the Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique (ZMET) to develop a deeper understanding of the reluctance of consumers to choose environmentally friendly transport modes. ZMET is a technique for eliciting inter-related notions that influence thought and behaviour. Derived from Freudian psychology, ZMET is a projective technique based on the notion of unconscious and repressed thoughts -thoughts that patients were unwilling or unable to reveal to their psychologists. It uses respondents' pictures as entry points to understanding the respondents' actions. The ten steps used by ZMET are described. An evaluation of the technique's use in non-tourism research is given, along with a discussion about why ZMET has rarely been used in many academic studies.

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Proverbs and the Metaphorical Mind

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Training high-functioning children with ASD in solving conceptual analogies with a neurofeedback-based protocol

Training high-functioning children with ASD in solving conceptual analogies with a neurofeedback-based protocol

Building Hope and Optimism Through Language: A Sociocultural Perspective

ZMET: a psychological approach to understanding unsustainable tourism mobility

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