青少年犯罪者道德概念垂直空间隐喻的心理表征及其原因

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

该研究探讨了青少年犯罪者道德概念垂直空间隐喻的心理表征及其原因。研究1和研究2分别采用内隐联想测验(IAT)和迫选式纸笔测验,考察无意识和意识条件下青少年犯罪者道德概念垂直空间隐喻的心理表征。研究3采用问卷法和测验法,分析影响隐喻联结的因素。结果表明,青少年犯罪者已形成"道德是上,不道德是下"的隐喻联结,但联结强度较低。认知因素对青少年犯罪者道德概念垂直空间隐喻的形成起了非常重要的作用;而狱中再教育对其联结强度的提高也有不可忽视的作用。

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.