Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 648-656.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.06.02

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The Mental Representations of Juvenile Delinquents' Vertical Spatial Metaphor for Morality and the Contributing Factors

ZHANG Yahui2,3, LU Zhongyi1,2   

  1. 1. College of Education, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun 130117;
    2. College of Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024;
    3. Cangzhou Technical College, Cangzhou 061001
  • Published:2019-11-20

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Abstract: This study aims to explore the mental representations of juvenile delinquents' vertical spatial metaphor for morality and their contributing factors. Experiment one uses implicit association test (IAT) and experiment two uses forced paper and pencil test, to inspect the mental representations under unconscious and conscious conditions respectively. The third experiment uses questionnaire and test method to investigate influencing factors of metaphorical connection. The results show that:juvenile delinquents have formed the metaphorical connection of "moral is up, immoral is down", but with lower connection strength; cognitive factors play an important role in the formation of a juvenile delinquent's vertical spatial metaphor for moral concept; the role of re-education in prison should be emphasized.

Key words: metaphor, vertical spatial metaphor, moral concept, Juvenile delinquent

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  • B844
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