Sentence:  In a symposium and general exploration of the field of Person Perception and Interpersonal Behavior the discussion does not touch upon this aspect of the subject , with one possible exception ; Solomon Asch shows the transcultural stability of <WSD>metaphors</WSD> based on sensation ( hot , sweet , bitter , etc . ) dealing with personal qualities of human beings and events . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity