Micro-Valences: Affective valence in neutral everyday objects

Affective valence influences both our cognition and our perception of the world. Indeed, the speed and quality with which we recognize objects in a visual scene can vary dramatically depending on its affective content. However, affective processing of visual objects has been typically studied using...

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Main Authors: Sophie eLebrecht, Moshe eBar, Lisa F Barrett, Michael J Tarr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00107/full