Abstract concepts such as justice, time, or mathematics evoke specific geometric shapes.
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Abstract concepts such as justice, time, or mathematics evoke specific geometric shapes. 'Democracy' might appear as a circle, 'conflict' as jagged triangles. The shapes are consistent and automatic.
Ward, J. (2013). Synesthesia. Annual Review of Psychology, 64.
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