Food for thought: the enhanced recall of metaphorical food sentences independent of hunger.
Appraisal theories
Food
Hunger
Memory
Metaphor processing
Journal
Cognitive processing
ISSN: 1612-4790
Titre abrégé: Cogn Process
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101177984
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 Aug 2024
30 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
24
08
2023
accepted:
15
08
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
29
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Metaphorical sentences are assumed to be related to more costly processes than their literal counterparts. However, given their frequent use in our daily lives, metaphorical sentences "must come with a benefit" (Noveck et al. Metaphor Symb 16:109-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2001.9678889 , 2001). In this paper, we investigated whether metaphorical sentences were better remembered than their literal counterparts. In addition, we were interested in assessing whether the relevance of the metaphors impacted this recall. Anchoring this hypothesis in the appraisal theory, we hypothesized that food-related metaphorical sentences may be particularly relevant when one is hungry, and consequently, be better remembered in that particular physiological state. Participants were presented with randomized metaphorical sentences and their literal counterparts and were later asked to remember the missing word in both metaphorical and literal sentences. General mixed model analyses revealed that metaphorical sentences were better remembered. However, there was no significant effect of hunger. We discuss these results in relation to (1) the metaphor literature and (2) the appraisal theory of emotion.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39210152
doi: 10.1007/s10339-024-01222-z
pii: 10.1007/s10339-024-01222-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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