Shareability: novel perspective on human-media interaction

N Bruno, G Guerra, BP Alioto… - Frontiers in Computer …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Interpersonal communication in the twenty-first century is increasingly taking place within
digital media. This poses the problem of understanding the factors that may facilitate or …

Constructing healthy food names: On the sound symbolism of healthy food

K Motoki, J Park, A Pathak, C Spence - Food Quality and Preference, 2021 - Elsevier
The interest in healthy food has grown rapidly amongst both consumers and food
manufacturers in recent years. However, which foods should be considered healthy is …

The interplay of (semiotic) technologies and genre: the case of the selfie

S Zhao, M Zappavigna - Social Semiotics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The selfie is one of the most widely publicized, criticized, and debated visual phenomena of
our time. However, formulating a definition of the selfie is not straightforward, as visual clues …

Keep a left profile, baby! The left-cradling bias is associated with a preference for left-facing profiles of human babies

G Malatesta, D Marzoli, L Tommasi - Symmetry, 2020 - mdpi.com
The left-cradling bias (LCB) refers to the (typically female) preference to hold an infant on the
left side of one's own body. Among the three main accounts proposed for such a …

Positive emotions boost enthusiastic responsiveness to capitalization attempts. Dissecting self-report, physiology, and behavior

LD Kaczmarek, TB Kashdan, M Behnke… - Journal of Happiness …, 2021 - Springer
When individuals communicate enthusiasm for good events in their partners' lives, they
contribute to a high-quality relationship; a phenomenon termed interpersonal capitalization …

Give and take: The role of reciprocity in capitalization

LD Kaczmarek, KC Kelso, M Behnke… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A person can reap psychological benefits when sharing their accomplishments
or capitalizing with a partner. These benefits often depend on whether a partner responds …

The brain's asymmetric frequency tuning: Asymmetric behavior originates from asymmetric perception

A Felisatti, D Aagten-Murphy, J Laubrock, S Shaki… - Symmetry, 2020 - mdpi.com
To construct a coherent multi-modal percept, vertebrate brains extract low-level features
(such as spatial and temporal frequencies) from incoming sensory signals. However …

Left cheek poses garner more likes: The effect of pose orientation on Instagram engagement

AK Lindell - Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In social media's attention economy “likes” are currency; photos showing faces attract more
“likes.” Previous research has established a left cheek bias in photos uploaded to social …

The selfie view: perioperative photography in the digital age

M Eggerstedt, J Schumacher, MJ Urban… - Aesthetic Plastic …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aesthetics of social media have become increasingly important to cosmetic
surgery patients in recent years; however, aesthetic treatments have not kept pace with the …

Turning the other cheek: Facial orientation influences both model attractiveness and product evaluation

J Park, C Spence, H Ishii, T Togawa - Psychology & Marketing, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The layout of visual elements in advertising influences consumers' perception and
judgments. The research reported here investigates the influence of the face orientation of a …