Examined, in 3 experiments, the effects of perceptual fluency on affective judgments among 109 Ss. In Exp 1, higher perceptual fluency was achieved by presenting a matching rather than nonmatching prime before showing a target picture. Ss judged targets as prettier if preceded by a matching rather than nonmatching prime. In Exp 2, perceptual fluency… Continue reading Effects of perceptual fluency on affective judgments
Keyword: Recognition (Learning)
Verbal processes in shape recognition
Tested 120 undergraduates in a single-stimulus recognition paradigm. Random shapes varying in association value were paired with relevant or irrelevant verbal labels during learning. Both association value and label relevance affected recognition performance. Examination of verbal processes occurring during recognition indicated that although both association value and label relevance affected the number of associations produced… Continue reading Verbal processes in shape recognition
Effects of complexity association value, and learning on the recognition of random shapes
Describes 2 experiments, with 90 and 96 college students, respectively, to examine effects of stimulus complexity, association value, and amount of learning on recognition of random shapes. Results were evaluated using the area under the operating characteristic as the recognition measure. Both experiments indicated that increases in complexity and association value of stimuli resulted in… Continue reading Effects of complexity association value, and learning on the recognition of random shapes
Mood and the use of scripts: Does a happy mood really lead to mindlessness?
The authors tested whether happy moods increase, and sad moods decrease, reliance on general knowledge structures. Participants in happy, neutral, or sad moods listened to a “going-out-for-dinner” story. Happy participants made more intrusion errors in recognition than did sad participants, with neutral mood participants falling in between (Experiments 1 and 2). Happy participants outperformed sad… Continue reading Mood and the use of scripts: Does a happy mood really lead to mindlessness?