In the previous chapter, we have proposed that fluency increases with typicality and decreases with conceptual ambiguity (postulate 11.2). When the object has been …
CK Ryali, S Goffin, P Winkielman… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Humans readily form social impressions, such as attractiveness and trustworthiness, from a stranger's facial features. Understanding the provenance of these impressions has clear …
People invest precious time and resources on experiences such as watching movies or listening to music. Yet, we still have a poor understanding of how such sensed experiences …
A classic phenomenon known as prototype preference effect (PPE) or beauty-in- averageness effect is that prototypical exemplars of a neutral category are preferred over …
Social interactions require quick perception, interpretation, and categorization of faces, with facial features offering cues to emotions, intentions, and traits. Importantly, reactions to faces …
M Ingendahl, N Propheter, T Vogel - Cognition and Emotion, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
People prefer prototypical stimuli over atypical stimuli. The dominant explanation for this prototype preference effect is that prototypical stimuli are processed more fluently. However …
People invest precious time and resources on sensory experiences such as watching movies or listening to music. Yet, we still have a poor understanding of how sensory …
A Diel, M Lewis - Perception, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Deviating from human norms in human-looking artificial entities can elicit uncanny sensations, described as the uncanny valley. This study investigates in three tasks whether …
People can support abstract reasoning by using mental models with spatial simulations. Such models are employed when people represent elements in terms of ordered …