Ms Feiyang Wang

Ms Feiyang Wang

PhD student

Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science

Languages
English, Mandarin
Key Expertise
Embodied cognition; Conceptual metaphor theory

About me

PhD Supervisor: Dr Fred Basso

Feiyang’s PhD research draws on the embodied cognition approach to study metaphors. Inspired by Lakoff and Johnson’s famous argument that metaphors allow us to make sense of abstract concepts in terms of concrete experiences, she is currently investigating if the effects of embodied metaphors are moderated by levels of construal (how individuals perceive, comprehend and interpret the world around them). She is also interested in how contrasting metaphors are represented in our mind and how cultural differences may interact with them.

Feiyang holds an LSE PhD Studentship, an MSc in Social and Public Communication from the LSE and a BA in Journalism from Zhejiang University.

 

Expertise Details

Conceptual metaphor theory; embodied cognition; cross-cultural psychology