Part A A study on individual differences in metaphor comprehension tested 76 participants on comprehension of 40 metaphors

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A study on individual differences in metaphor comprehension tested 76 participants on comprehension of 40 metaphors which were categorised as either ‘literary’ or ‘non-literary’. For example:

“Literary”

A body is a prison for the soul. The tongue is a bayonet.

The mind is a mountainous landscape. “Non Literary”

The nose is the antenna of scent. Invention is the child of an inventor. Purgatory is the lobby of heaven.

Participants also completed a measure of fluid intelligence / non-verbal problem solving (Raven’s Progressive Matrices, RPM ) and crystalized intelligence / semantic knowledge (Semantic Similarities Test, SST ).

 

 

 

The data in .RData format is available at https://uoepsy.github.io/data/metaphor.RData, and a data dictionary can be found in Table 2.1.

 

Table 2.1: Metaphor Comprehension: Data Dictionary

 

variable description

 

SubjectCode Unique participant identifier

 

Age Participant age at time of testing

 

RPM Score on Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM) test of fluid intelligence (non- verbal problem solving). Number of matrices solved correctly (0-12)

 

SST Score on Semantic Similarities Test (SST) of crystallized intelligence (semantic knowledge). Number of correct responses (19-37)

Gender Participant gender (Male, Female, or not specified) Item Unique metaphor identifier

Correct Participant’s comprehension of the metaphor statement (1 = Correct, 0 = Incorrect)

 

Condition Metaphor type (Literary or Non-Liter

 

 

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