Is there an Embodiment of Perceived Motion? Emotional Congruence for Two Patterns as a Matter of Fact

Emotional congruence and Embodiment have been well documented in literature (Barsalou, 2008, 2009; Casasanto & Dijkstra, 2010). Certain dimensions of stimuli such as Horizontality seem linked to the reading direction of an individual (Phaf & Rotteveel, 2009), while others seem rather bound to biologically programmed factors such as life detectors in the environment (Westhoff & Troje, 2006). Authors of the present paper aimed to contribute theoretically to this debate by presenting a brief review of the literature and reflecting upon previous findings whereas implementing the question of Motion, for which they believe certain patterns could be embodied.