title: Psychological distance modulates the performance of the embodiment effect: Evidence from behavioral and ERP studies.
abstract: Research on embodied cognition suggests the ubiquity of embodiment effects during interaction with the environment. However, construal level theory (CLT) holds that these effects could be moderated by the psychological distance between self and objects and are attenuated by higher-level mental construal. The current research explored the "action-evaluation" embodiment effect in the evaluation of words located at different spatial distances. Results showed that for "short-distance" words, the response model conflicted with this embodiment effect slower reaction time and induced a larger P2 component than the opposite response model. However, evaluation of "long-distance" words was not significantly influenced by the response model. The results are consistent with CLT and suggest that the action-evaluation embodiment effect influences the coding and execution of evaluating actions, but only for stimuli at close psychological distance locations.
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.|Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hanlin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.|Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.|Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Qiuling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.|Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yanhui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.|Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yunyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Construal level theory; ERPs; Embodied cognition; Psychological distance