Affective priming using facial expressions modulates liking for abstract art.

We examined the influence of affective priming on the appreciation of abstract artworks using an evaluative priming task. Facial primes (showing happiness, disgust or no emotion) were presented under brief (Stimulus Onset Asynchrony, SOA = 20 ms) and extended (SOA = 300 ms) conditions. Differences i...

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Main Authors: Albert Flexas, Jaume Rosselló, Julia F Christensen, Marcos Nadal, Antonio Olivera La Rosa, Enric Munar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3833895?pdf=render