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标题：Micro-Valences: Perceiving Affective Valence in Everyday Objects
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作者：Lebrecht, Sophie ; Bar, Moshe ; Barrett, Lisa F 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
页码：1-5
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00107
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：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 only stimuli with strong affective valences (e.g., guns or roses). Here we explore whether affective valence must be strong or obvious to exert an effect on our perception. We conclude that the majority of objects carry some affective valence (“micro-valences”) and, thus, nominally “neutral” objects are not really neutral. Functionally, the perception of valence in everyday objects facilitates perceptually-driven choice behavior, decision-making, and affective responses.
关键词：affective valence; micro-valence; object preference; object recognition; visual object perception