The articulatory in-out effect: replicable, but inexplicable

Moritz Ingendahl; Tobias Vogel; Sascha Topolinski

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.10.008

The articulatory in-out effect: replicable, but inexplicable

Trends Cogn Sci. 2022 Jan;26(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Oct 30.

Authors

Moritz Ingendahl¹, Tobias Vogel², Sascha Topolinski³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Mannheim, DE-61859 Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address: mingenda@mail.uni-mannheim.de.
² Department of Social Sciences, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, DE-64295 Darmstadt, Germany.
³ Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, DE-50931 Köln, Germany.

PMID: 34728149
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.10.008

Abstract

People prefer inward over outward articulation dynamics, a phenomenon referred to as the articulatory in-out effect. It is empirically robust and generalizes across languages, settings, and stimuli. However, the theoretical explanation of the effect is still a matter of lively debate and in need of novel research directions.

Keywords: articulation dynamics; embodied cognition; in-out effect; judgment and decision making; language.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Language*
Phonetics*