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Introduction.

Landau, Mark J.; Robinson, Michael D.; Meier, Brian P.

Pages: 3 –16

This introductory chapter provides an overview of conceptual metaphor theory (CMT). We then review recent developments in social psychology that have been useful for empirically studying metaphors’ influence on thought, feeling, and action. We close with an overview of how the rest of the book is...

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Conceptual metaphor in thought and social action.

Gibbs, Raymond W.

Pages: 17 –40

This chapter offers an analysis of the debate on the origins and functions of metaphor in both thought and language. There is plenty of empirical evidence from linguistics, psychology, and related disciplines to support the “metaphor is part of thought” (or conceptual metaphor) thesis (Gibbs,...

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Conceptual metaphor theory and person perception.

Meier, Brian P.; Scholer, Abigail A.; Fincher-Kiefer, Rebecca

Pages: 43 –64

The perception of people is typically examined within the area of social cognition and is sometimes more specifically labeled person perception (Fiske & Taylor, 2008; Kunda, 1999). Here, we use the term person perception to include the perception of both self and others. Perception involves...

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The role of conceptual metaphor in memory.

Crawford, L. Elizabeth

Pages: 65 –83

In recent years, psychology has shifted away from viewing minds as disembodied information processors and has come to embrace the role of the body in cognition. The general labels of embodied or grounded cognition encompass several related lines of research. Some focus on the role of perceptual...

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Metaphor in judgment and decision making.

Lee, Spike W. S .; Schwarz, Norbert

Pages: 85 –108

“I say, block those metaphors. America’s economy isn't a stalled car, nor is it an invalid who will soon return to health if he gets a bit more rest. Our problems are longer-term than either metaphor implies. And bad metaphors make for bad policy,” wrote Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman in...

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Dirt, pollution, and purity: A metaphorical perspective on morality.

Zhong, Chen-Bo; House, Julian

Pages: 109 –131

Where does morality come from? How do people make judgments and decisions that distinguish right from wrong? Such questions have captivated scholarly minds for centuries. Whether it is the Ten Commandments or categorical imperatives, Western philosophical tradition largely sees morality as...

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Toward a metaphor-enriched personality psychology.

Robinson, Michael D.; Fetterman, Adam K.

Pages: 133 –152

Conventional wisdom on metaphor suggests that it is the province of poets, metaphor is an optional way of thinking, or that metaphor merely serves communication purposes. In this chapter, we show that such wisdom is at variance with how human beings actually think and function. We first provide a...

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The role of metaphors in intergroup relations.

Maass, Anne; Suitner, Caterina; Arcuri, Luciano

Pages: 153 –177

Do metaphors play a role in intergroup relations? Are they used to maintain a positive image of the ingroup and to denigrate the outgroup? Do they shape our stereotypes and inform our decisions and behaviors? We believe they do, starting from the very definition of stereotype. In this chapter, we...

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The metaphorical framing model: Political communication and public opinion.

Ottatti, Victor; Renstrom, Randall; Price, Erika

Pages: 179 –202

This chapter develops a comprehensive model of metaphor effects within the domain of political communication and political cognition. We begin by considering the nature and prevalence of metaphor commonly appearing in political rhetoric. We then provide an overarching theoretical perspective that...

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Do evaluative metaphors shape emotional thought? A call for new evidence.

Sherman, Gary D.; Clore, Gerald L.

Pages: 205 –223

In the realm of emotion, metaphors abound. This is true of how people talk about emotion (Kövecses, 2000) and perhaps of how people think about, and experience, emotion. Indeed, this is the central claim of conceptual metaphor theory (CMT; Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, 1999)—that metaphor is more than...

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