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Synaesthesia and individual differences /

"Synaesthesia is a fascinating cognitive phenomenon where one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another. For example, synaesthetes might perceive colours when listening to music, or tastes in the mouth when reading words. This book provides an insight into the idiosyncratic nature of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogowska, Aleksandra Maria, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: is synaesthesia normal?
  • 1. Exploring the structure and distribution of linguistic-colour associations in the concrete-abstract and strong-weak dimensions
  • 2. Reconciling objective and subjective assessments of linguistic-colour associations: exploring the relationships between linguistic-colour synaesthesia and self-related sensing, body lateralization and gender
  • 3. Cognitive determinants of linguistic-colour associations
  • 4. Relationships between linguistic-colour synaesthesia and individual differences in absorption, creative thinking, types of mind and intelligenc
  • 5. Exploring the relationships between linguistic-colour associations and self-reported traits of personality and temperament
  • General conclusions
  • Appendices.