This paper investigates the approximative nature of -ish, which takes its origin in de-adjectival adjectives Middle English and from there spreads to -ish-derivatives a wide array bases, terms both categoriality complexity. Drawing on data TV corpus, charts inventory ‑ish-derivatives expressing senses zooms derivatives (largish, small-er-ish), de-numeral (fourth-ish, 2.8-ish), as well non-categ...

Religiosity and participation in religious activities have been linked with decreased risky behavior. In the current research, we hypothesized that exposure to the concept of God can actually increase people's willingness to engage in certain types of risks. Across seven studies, reminders of God increased risk taking in nonmoral domains. This effect was mediated by the perceived danger of a ri...

Anthropomorphism is a default strategy for making the unfamiliar familiar, but is it a uniform strategy? Do all dimensions of anthropomorphism “hang together”? We explored this question by involving adults (n = 99) in a speeded property-attribution task in which they decided, as quickly as possible, whether properties of two types— psychological and physiological—could be attributed to God. Par...