Deity Representation:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Deity Representation: "
Ross W. May, Frank D. Fincham

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065484
Doc. No	:	LA109113
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15736121-12341361‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Frank D. Fincham
	:	Ross W. May
Title & Author	:	Deity Representation: [Article] : A Prototype Approach\ Ross W. May, Frank D. Fincham
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Archive for the Psychology of Religion
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	40/2-3
Page No	:	258–286
Abstract	:	This research systematically evaluates via prototype analysis how conceptualizations of Western adult’s monotheistic God are structured. Over 4 studies, using U.S. student and community samples of predominantly Christians, features of God are identified, feature centrality is documented, and centrality influence on cognition is evaluated. Studies 1 and 2 produced considerable overlap in feature frequency and centrality ratings across the samples, with “God is love” being the most frequently listed central feature. In Studies 3 (choice latency) and 4 (recall and recognition memory), the centrality of features influenced cognitive processes: central features were more quickly identified as features of God than peripheral features; were correctly recognized more often; and central features were correctly recalled more often than peripheral features. Results indicated that participants meaningfully judged centrality and that centrality affected cognition. Thus, the two criteria necessary for demonstrating deity representations adhere to a prototype structure were met. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Descriptor	:	cognition
Descriptor	:	deity
Descriptor	:	features
Descriptor	:	prototype
Descriptor	:	Religion Society
Descriptor	:	representation
Descriptor	:	Social Sciences
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15736121-12341361‬