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9781433815799

The Power of Metaphor Examining Its Influence on Social Life

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    9781433815799

  • ISBN10:

    1433815796

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2013-11-15
  • Publisher: American Psychological Association

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Summary

This book explores the possibility that people understand abstract social concepts using metaphor, which is not simply a matter of words. Rather, it is a cognitive tool for understanding abstract concepts (such as morality) in terms of superficially dissimilar concepts that are relatively easier to comprehend (such as cleanliness).

In the past decade, the development of a formal theoretical framework, labeled conceptual metaphor theory, has stimulated systematic empirical study on metaphor's role in social psychological phenomena.

This book summarizes current knowledge and integrates recent developments in the topic of metaphor and in the cognitive underpinnings of social life.

Author Biography

Mark J. Landau, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kansas. He received his doctorate from the University of Arizona in 2007.
 
Dr. Landau has published many articles and chapters focused on metaphor's influence on social cognition and behavior and the role of existential motives in diverse aspects of human behavior.
 
He has received funding from the National Science Foundation and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
 
Michael D. Robinson, PhD, is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University. He received his doctorate in social psychology from the University of California, Davis, in 1996. Subsequently, he was trained in emotion in a 3-year national National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) postdoc (advisors Richard Davidson and Gerald Clore).
 
He has received funding from both the National Science Foundation and NIMH and has extensive editorial experience. Specifically, he has been an associate editor of the Journal of Personality and Cognition & Emotion and is now an associate editor of Emotion, the motivation/emotion section of Social and Personality Psychology Compass, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
 
He publishes frequently in the areas of personality, cognition, and emotion.
 
Brian P. Meier, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Gettysburg College, where he teaches courses on general psychology, social psychology, and statistics. He received his doctorate in social psychology from North Dakota State University in 2005.
 
His research is focused on social and personality psychology topics including embodiment, emotion, aggression, prosocial behavior, self-regulation, and mindfulness.
 
Dr. Meier is a consulting editor for multiple journals and his research has been funded by multiple agencies.
 

Table of Contents

Contributors

I. Metaphor as a Cognitive Tool for Understanding Abstract Social Concepts

  1. Introduction 
    Mark J. Landau, Michael D. Robinson, and Brian P. Meier
  2. Conceptual Metaphor in Thought and Social Action 
    Raymond W. Gibbs Jr.

II. Metaphor's Role in Social and Personality Psychological Phenomena

  1. Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Person Perception 
    Brian P. Meier, Abigail A. Scholer, and Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer
  2. The Role of Conceptual Metaphor in Memory 
    L. Elizabeth Crawford
  3. Metaphor in Judgment and Decision Making 
    Spike W. S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz
  4. Dirt, Pollution, and Purity: A Metaphoric Perspective on Morality 
    Chen-Bo Zhong and Julian House
  5. Toward a Metaphor-Enriched Personality Psychology 
    Michael D. Robinson and Adam K. Fetterman
  6. The Role of Metaphors in Intergroup Relations 
    Anne Maass, Caterina Suitner, and Luciano Arcuri
  7. The Metaphoric Framing Model: Political Communication and Public Opinion 
    Victor Ottati, Randall Renstrom, and Erika Price

III. Current Issues and Direction for Future Research

  1. Do Evaluative Metaphors Shape Emotional Thought? A Call for New Evidence 
    Gary D. Sherman and Gerald L. Clore
  2. Are There Basic Metaphors? 
    Simone Schnall
  3. Experiential Origins of Mental Metaphors: Language, Culture, and the Body 
    Daniel Casasanto
  4. Metaphor Research in Social-Personality Psychology: The Road Ahead 
    Mark J. Landau, Michael D. Robinson, and Brian P. Meier

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