Thinking Visually By: Stephen K. Reed Publisher: Psychology Press Print ISBN: 9781138990302, 1138990302 eText ISBN: 9781136950285, 1136950281 Edition: 1st Pages: 238 Copyright year: 2010 Format: EPUB Available from $ 19.98 USD SKU 9781136950285R90 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 or on spatial metaphors that provide a foundation for conceptual understanding. Thinking Visually supports comprehension by reducing jargon and by providing many illustrations, educational applications, and problems for read Download ebook: https://ouo.io/D6ABg1
