Scan patterns when viewing natural scenes: Emotion, complexity, and repetition

被引:68
作者
Bradley, Margaret M. [1 ]
Houbova, Petra [1 ]
Miccoli, Laura [1 ]
Costa, Vincent D. [1 ]
Lang, Peter J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Ctr Study Emot & Attent, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
关键词
Emotion; Oculomotor; Normal volunteers; Eye movements; Orienting; PERCEPTION; ALLOCATION; POTENTIALS; PICTURES; AROUSAL; REFLEX; BRAIN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01223.x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
010107 [宗教学];
摘要
Eye movements were monitored during picture viewing, and effects of hedonic content, perceptual composition, and repetition on scanning assessed. In Experiment 1, emotional and neutral pictures that were figure-ground compositions or more complex scenes were presented for a 6-s free viewing period. Viewing emotional pictures or complex scenes prompted more fixations and broader scanning of the visual array, compared to neutral pictures or simple figure-ground compositions. Effects of emotion and composition were independent, supporting the hypothesis that these oculomotor indices reflect enhanced information seeking. Experiment 2 tested an orienting hypothesis by repeatedly presenting the same pictures. Although repetition altered specific scan patterns, emotional, compared to neutral, picture viewing continued to prompt oculomotor differences, suggesting that motivationally relevant cues enhance information seeking in appetitive and defensive contexts.
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页码:1543 / 1552
页数:10
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