Arthur Glenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 4630013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur Glenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur |
| FAMILY NAME | Glenberg |
| SIGNATURE | GLENBERG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9281-3687 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rapprochement
The embodied approach to discourse comprehension is based on assumptions that are dramatically different from those of cognitive, or information-processing, theories. Nonetheless, the two can be brought together in a scientifically fruitful way: Embodiment provides an explanatory base for facts uncovered through cognitive research. This article begins with a critical appraisal of current cognitive theories and an argument for why the embodiment a…
Embodied activity enhances young children’s STEM comprehension and vocabulary acquisition
We investigated whether congruent action while reading informational texts about physics improves science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) vocabulary learning and reading comprehension. Second- and third-grade Spanish-speaking children ( N = 216) were randomly assigned to one of five conditions implementing forms of Embodied-Action or Read-Only no-action conditions. In the three Embodied-Action conditions: (a) children individually read …
A pre-registered, multi-lab non-replication of the action-sentence compatibility effect (ACE)
The Action-sentence Compatibility Effect (ACE) is a well-known demonstration of the role of motor activity in the comprehension of language. Participants are asked to make sensibility judgments on sentences by producing movements toward the body or away from the body. The ACE is the finding that movements are faster when the direction of the movement (e.g., toward ) matches the direction of the action in the to-be-judged sentence (e.g., Art gave …
Grounding (fairly) complex numerical knowledge
Embodiment and learning of abstract concepts (such as algebraic topology and regression to the mean)
Enhancing Question-Asking during Shared Reading in Immigrant Latino Families
Asking questions about a text enhances comprehension whether the questions are self-generated by the reader or asked by another. Previous parent training studies have focused on Latino parents with low-income and low-levels of formal education and have noted that during shared reading, immigrant Latino parents ask few questions. In contrast, we examine shared reading for Latino immigrant parents who are relatively highly educated, specifically in…
The linguistic looming effect
Immediate sensorimotor grounding of novel concepts learned from language alone
Action-based language
Embodiment as a unifying perspective for psychology
A basic claim of the embodiment framework is that all psychological processes are influenced by body morphology, sensory systems, motor systems, and emotions. As such, the framework holds the promise of providing a unifying perspective for psychological research. This article begins with a sketch of several arguments, from evolution to philosophy, as to why the embodiment framework is a good bet. These arguments are followed by a review of approa…
Critical Infrastructure
To keep emergency management, disaster response, and homeland security personnel fully current, Radvanovsky and McDougall have updated their essential reference.Keeping pace with the changes in laws and policies made by the Department of Homeland Security, Critical Infrastructure: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Second Edition re
Prediction and emotion in dialogue
Symbols and EmbodimentDebates on meaning and cognition
1. Framing the debate 2. The limits of covariation 3. Body and symbol in AutoTutor: conversations that are responsive to the learners' cognitive and emotional states 4. Symbolism, embodied cognition and the broader debate 5. What brain imaging can tell us about embodied meaning 6. Grounding language in the brain 7. Symbols and embodiment from the perspective of a neural modeler 8. Symbol systems and perceptual representations 9. Experiential trac…
Radical changes in cognitive process due to technology
A strong case can be made that the cognitive system is designed for guiding action, not, for example, symbol manipulation. I review empirical work demonstrating the link between action and cognition with special attention to the processes of language comprehension. Next, I sketch an embodied cognition framework for integrating work on language understanding with a more general approach to cognition and action. This general approach considers cont…
Grounding language in action
Symbol Grounding and Meaning
What memory is for
Let's start from scratch in thinking about what memory is for, and consequently, how it works. Suppose that memory and conceptualization work in the service of perception and action. In this case, conceptualization is the encoding of patterns of possible physical interaction with a three-dimensional world. These patterns are constrained by the structure of the environment, the structure of our bodies, and memory. Thus, how we perceive and conceiv…
Mental models contribute to foregrounding during text comprehension
Enhancing Question-Asking during Shared Reading in Immigrant Latino Families
Asking questions about a text enhances comprehension whether the questions are self-generated by the reader or asked by another. Previous parent training studies have focused on Latino parents with low-income and low-levels of formal education and have noted that during shared reading, immigrant Latino parents ask few questions. In contrast, we examine shared reading for Latino immigrant parents who are relatively highly educated, specifically in…
Prediction and emotion in dialogue
Mental models contribute to foregrounding during text comprehension
What memory is for
Let's start from scratch in thinking about what memory is for, and consequently, how it works. Suppose that memory and conceptualization work in the service of perception and action. In this case, conceptualization is the encoding of patterns of possible physical interaction with a three-dimensional world. These patterns are constrained by the structure of the environment, the structure of our bodies, and memory. Thus, how we perceive and conceiv…
Symbol Grounding and Meaning
Grounding language in action
Radical changes in cognitive process due to technology
A strong case can be made that the cognitive system is designed for guiding action, not, for example, symbol manipulation. I review empirical work demonstrating the link between action and cognition with special attention to the processes of language comprehension. Next, I sketch an embodied cognition framework for integrating work on language understanding with a more general approach to cognition and action. This general approach considers cont…
Symbols and EmbodimentDebates on meaning and cognition
1. Framing the debate 2. The limits of covariation 3. Body and symbol in AutoTutor: conversations that are responsive to the learners' cognitive and emotional states 4. Symbolism, embodied cognition and the broader debate 5. What brain imaging can tell us about embodied meaning 6. Grounding language in the brain 7. Symbols and embodiment from the perspective of a neural modeler 8. Symbol systems and perceptual representations 9. Experiential trac…
Critical Infrastructure
To keep emergency management, disaster response, and homeland security personnel fully current, Radvanovsky and McDougall have updated their essential reference.Keeping pace with the changes in laws and policies made by the Department of Homeland Security, Critical Infrastructure: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Second Edition re
Prediction and emotion in dialogue
Embodiment as a unifying perspective for psychology
A basic claim of the embodiment framework is that all psychological processes are influenced by body morphology, sensory systems, motor systems, and emotions. As such, the framework holds the promise of providing a unifying perspective for psychological research. This article begins with a sketch of several arguments, from evolution to philosophy, as to why the embodiment framework is a good bet. These arguments are followed by a review of approa…
Action-based language
The linguistic looming effect
Immediate sensorimotor grounding of novel concepts learned from language alone
Enhancing Question-Asking during Shared Reading in Immigrant Latino Families
Asking questions about a text enhances comprehension whether the questions are self-generated by the reader or asked by another. Previous parent training studies have focused on Latino parents with low-income and low-levels of formal education and have noted that during shared reading, immigrant Latino parents ask few questions. In contrast, we examine shared reading for Latino immigrant parents who are relatively highly educated, specifically in…
A pre-registered, multi-lab non-replication of the action-sentence compatibility effect (ACE)
The Action-sentence Compatibility Effect (ACE) is a well-known demonstration of the role of motor activity in the comprehension of language. Participants are asked to make sensibility judgments on sentences by producing movements toward the body or away from the body. The ACE is the finding that movements are faster when the direction of the movement (e.g., toward ) matches the direction of the action in the to-be-judged sentence (e.g., Art gave …
Grounding (fairly) complex numerical knowledge
Embodiment and learning of abstract concepts (such as algebraic topology and regression to the mean)
Embodied activity enhances young children’s STEM comprehension and vocabulary acquisition
We investigated whether congruent action while reading informational texts about physics improves science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) vocabulary learning and reading comprehension. Second- and third-grade Spanish-speaking children ( N = 216) were randomly assigned to one of five conditions implementing forms of Embodied-Action or Read-Only no-action conditions. In the three Embodied-Action conditions: (a) children individually read …
Rapprochement
The embodied approach to discourse comprehension is based on assumptions that are dramatically different from those of cognitive, or information-processing, theories. Nonetheless, the two can be brought together in a scientifically fruitful way: Embodiment provides an explanatory base for facts uncovered through cognitive research. This article begins with a critical appraisal of current cognitive theories and an argument for why the embodiment a…
Psychology (16 works) · Computer Science (14 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (11 works) · Cognition (11 works) · Cognitive psychology (11 works) · Cognitive science (11 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (11 works) · Comprehension (9 works) · Embodied cognition (9 works) · Linguistics (9 works)