Biological and behavioral description and analysis of human senses in ecologically relevant circumstances
A recent controlled study found that women discriminate perceived expressions of fear and disgust about 100 milliseconds faster than men do. For comparison, in designing its search service, Google is concerned to save users 30 to 40 milliseconds of response time. The study also found the women and men discriminate fear and disgust expressed by … Continue reading women recognize emotions more quickly than men do
Persons tend to prefer what is familiar. Political candidates, for example, heavily advertise themselves with signs and bumper stickers that typically include just the candidate’s name and office sought. While voters find this same information on the ballot when they go to vote, repeated exposure to a candidate’s name evidently induces voters to prefer that … Continue reading informational insights from everyday decision-making
The U.S. printed sheet music business was mass media, continued to grow in value through 1929, and generates about $1.7 billion in wholesale revenue today. … Read the post print music in different media worlds
Images not consciously perceived can affect behavior. A recent experiment showed that subliminally presented happy faces caused thirsty participants to pour more of a beverage and to consume more. Happy faces also increased participants willingness to pay for the beverage. Angry faces presented subliminally had the opposite effects. The effects were not just statistically significant … Continue reading subliminal messages in video
The ancient Warka Vase and Alexander Mosaic, and later artistic and experimental evidence, show that the visual conventions of writing affect art. … Read the post Warka Vase and Alexander Mosaic: order in art and letters