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      Embodiment as a unifying perspective for psychology.

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      Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science

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          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 approaches to embodiment, including those from cognitive linguistics, perceptual symbol theory, and action-based theories. Finally, examples are provided for how a unifying perspective might work for cognition (including language and memory), cognitive and social development, social psychology, neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychology applied to education. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.

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          Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci
          Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science
          1939-5078
          1939-5078
          Jul 2010
          : 1
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 85287, USA. glenberg@asu.edu.
          [2 ] Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA. glenberg@asu.edu.
          Article
          10.1002/wcs.55
          26271505
          aea921bf-34f4-4073-bad3-896217a77396
          Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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