Summary of the manipulations and findings of Experiments 1–6.

Note: SV = Experiment that investigates the spatial-to-valence metaphoric association; VS = Experiment that investigates the valence-to-spatial metaphoric association. In the Prime Type column, Fixation = a fixation point +++ moving from the center to the top/bottom in three steps, see Fig 1A, Word = a positive or negative word, and Picture = a positive or negative picture. In the WML Type column, 6-digit = a 6-digit rehearsal task as the verbal working memory load and 4-dot = a 4-dot-position rehearsal task as the visuospatial working memory load.Summary of the manipulations and findings of Experiments 1–6.