Abstract: This study used the moment reaction and spatial interference methodology paradigm to explore the specific mechanisms that are involved in the process of the moment. The cohort was 30 students from South China Normal University. The experimental material involved moment and spatial targets. Moment was 24 hours in the form of “9:15”. In Experiment 1 there were other 24 hours in the form of Chinese and spatial target was a block spot, while the spatial target changed into mental rotation in Experiment 2. In Experiment 1 participants indicated whether hours greater or less than 12 o’clock, or minutes greater or less than 30. Following each decision, they identified a target at the left or right of the visual field. We analyzed results by SPSS18.0. When compared the reaction time of hours from different reaction keys, significant effect was found under the different position consistency of hours on clock face and the reaction key, while no difference when indicated different forms of material Participants indicated the hours or minutes faster when their clock face spatial position was congruent with the reaction key than when it was incongruent. While analyzed spatial reaction time, no difference when identified different spatial targets. In Experiment 2 participants should count the variations of hours before indicating like ahead of 10 or 20 minutes, put off 10 or 20 minutes. When compared the reaction time of hours, no difference from different counting types. While compared the spatial reaction time from different rotary direction of counting and mental rotation under 10 and 20 minutes counting condition, significant effect was found under the 20 minutes counting condition, participants identified the targets faster when their rotate direction was congruent with the counting direction of pointer in clock face than when it was incongruent, it means that moment processing interference with spatial processing. While no difference under the 10 minutes condition. These results show that thinking about the abstract concept moment may automatically activate the spatial clock face image schema, and support the hypothesis attention is driven to the clock face schema congruent location of the moment, even disturb process of the spatial when we should pay more attention to the moment indicated task. It demonstrates that moment concepts are grounded in sensory-motor processing, and consequently direct spatial attention to the schema congruent location. The temporal metaphor model is diverse, unlike the linear type in previous studies; it is circular just as the clock face for moment. While thinking about the moment variation, the fresh mechanism is mental rotation just like rotary pointer base on clock face.

Key words: moment, temporal metaphor, clock simulation, mental rotation

摘要： 探讨时间隐喻在时刻水平上的表盘模拟表征。包括两个实验，实验1考察静态的时刻表征是否依赖表盘模拟，对时针和分针的表征是否会有差异；实验2通过加工不同的时刻变化及对旋转图形的判断，考察动态时刻的加工是否产生表盘指针的旋转模拟。结果表明，具体时刻的时间隐喻模式表现为表盘模拟，不同于年、月、日等时间的直线型的时间隐喻；加工变化的时刻是以心理旋转的方式进行的，这种加工方式会影响空间知觉。

关键词: 具体时刻, 时间隐喻, 表盘模拟, 心理旋转