Interrelations among response frequency, looking time and rated interest with visual stimuli

Russell, Alan

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“…Berlyne (1973), for example, using a wide range of stimuli including some reproductions of paintings, related verbal evaluative scales, non-evaluative descriptive scales, affective state scales, and looking time to one another. Looking time was found to be significantly related to rated complexity and rated interest, a finding which has since been replicated by Russell (1975). In addition, a factor analysis of the scales, with a Varimax rotation showed three factors.…”

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Dimensions of the perception of art: verbal scales and similarity judgements

O'Hare

Gordon

1977

Scandinavian J Psychology

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An INDSCAL analysis was performed on subjects' similarity judgements of all pairs of 12 landscape paintings. Three principal INDSCAL dimensions were identified by analysing responses to 24 unidimensional rating scales derived from previous experiments. The present findings, together with those of previously published studies, suggest that three of the principal dimensions of perception of art appear to be (1) Hedonic-Representational, (2) Clarity, (3) A Dynamic factor involving activity, balance and symmetry. It is suggested that although Complexity may be an important factor influencing responses to simple stimuli, its rBle in the perception of paintings is small, and has frequently been over-emphasised.A wide variety of both verbal and non-verbal measures have been employed in experimental aesthetics. Recently, interest has become focused on the interrelationships amongst some of these measures.Berlyne (1973), for example, using a wide range of stimuli including some reproductions of paintings, related verbal evaluative scales, non-evaluative descriptive scales, affective state scales, and looking time to one another. Looking time was found to be significantly related to rated complexity and rated interest, a finding which has since been replicated by Russell (1975). In addition, a factor analysis of the scales, with a Varimax rotation showed three factors. One was interpreted by Berlyne as Hedonic Value because of high loadings of the affective scales and the Displeasing-Pleasing and Ugly-Beautiful scales. The other two factors were then further rotated to maximise the loading of the Simple-Complex scale on one of the factors. These two factors were then interpreted as a Complexity Uncertainty factor, and a Cortical Arousal factor. This further rotation seems an unnecessary step for two reasons. Firstly, the original factor structure is readily interpretable without further rotation and therefore provides a more parsimonious account of Scand. J . Psychol. 18

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Dimensions of the perception of art: verbal scales and similarity judgements

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Gordon

1977

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…Similarly, we measure children's pupil dilation in response to pictures of the novel category members and interpret heightened pupillary arousal as interest in the novel object itself (henceforth, object arousal). Our third measure of interest is relative looking time: When children are shown pictures of the two novel objects side-by-side, longer looks to one picture relative to the other are interpreted as greater interest in this picture (see Lang, Greenwald, Bradley, & Hamm, 1993;Russell, 1975, , for correlations between looking time and self-reported interest in adults). The fourth measure is based on parental ratings of their child's interest in the semantic categories used in the study.…”

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“…What emerges from these accounts of curiosity and interest is the importance of timescales when looking at their influence on early learning: The four-phase model distinguishes fleeting situational interest -a response to an external stimulus and therefore short-lived by definition -from more stable, long-term interests. Curiosity, as a response to the environment, also operates on a shorter timescale people look longer at stimuli they are more interested in (Lang et al, 1993;Russell, 1975). We chose the pupillary measure as an index of interest because changes in pupil dilation are reflective of arousal (Hepach & Westermann, 2016), which in turn has been associated with interest (e.g.…”

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Bagger or Bär? The influence of individual interests on early word learning

Ackermann¹

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In 2016, Nivi asked me where I'd see myself in five years. Who would have guessed that the answer would be "Finishing up my thesis in the middle of a pandemic"? A PhD is a journey with ups and downs, with unexpected twists and turns. This journey would not have been possible without my travel companions, whom I would like to thank.Nivi, you were a wonderful supervisor. Thank you for believing in me and for always pushing me one step further. Thank you for being honest with both your compliments and your criticism. Tanya and Markus, thank you both for your valuable feedback and input at our thesis committee meetings and beyond. My collaborators around the globe, from Canada to Malaysia, thank you for your ideas over the years.My WortSchatzInsel labmates, thank you for cups of coffee enjoyed in the Teeküche and for ideas exchanged in the office. The WortSchatzInsel student assistants, bachelor and master students, thank you for your help with recruitment and data collection.The families who took part in my studies, thank you for volunteering your time and making our research possible in the first place.My amazing friends in Göttingen and elsewhere, thank you all for sharing the highs and lows of the PhD life with me. Konstantin, thank you for keeping me caffeinated and for the L A T E Xtemplate that makes this thesis look aesthetically pleasing.My Göttingen Lacrosse teammates, thank you for taking my mind off work when I needed it most by shooting rubber balls at me. Brezel, my cat, thank you for being the best work-from-home buddy I could ask for.My family, thank you for always encouraging my curiosity and letting me follow my passion. Mama, thank you for being there for me and always encouraging me.Opa, you are no longer with us to see me accomplish great things, but I know you would have been proud.

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Research on Pictures: A Guide to the Literature

Levie¹

1987

The Psychology of Illustration

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Interrelations among response frequency, looking time and rated interest with visual stimuli

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Dimensions of the perception of art: verbal scales and similarity judgements

Dimensions of the perception of art: verbal scales and similarity judgements

Bagger or Bär? The influence of individual interests on early word learning

Research on Pictures: A Guide to the Literature

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