Thinking Visually

by K. Reed Stephen and Stephen K. Reed

Language is a marvelous tool for communication, but it is greatly overrated as a tool for thought. This volume documents the many ways pictures, visual images, and spatial metaphors influence our thinking. It discusses both classic and recent research that support the view that visual thinking occurs not only where we expect to find it, but also where we do not. Much of comprehending language, for instance, depends on visual simulations of words...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805860673
• ISBN13: 9780805860672
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"