| Attending to the big picture: mood and global versus local processing of visual information. | |
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PMID: 11892776 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Two experiments employed image-based tasks to test the hypothesis that happier moods promote a greater focus on the forest and sadder moods a greater focus on the trees. The hypothesis was based on the idea that in task situations, affective cues may be experienced as task-relevant information, which then influences global versus local attention. Using a serial-reproduction paradigm, Experiment 1 showed that individuals in sad moods were less likely than those in happier moods to use an accessible global concept to guide attempts to reproduce a drawing from memory. Experiment 2 investigated the same hypothesis by assessing the use of global and local attributes to classify geometricfigures. As predicted, individuals in sad moods were less likely than those in happier moods to classify figures on the basis of globalfeatures. |
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Authors:
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Karen Gasper; Gerald L Clore |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological science Volume: 13 ISSN: 0956-7976 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Sci Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-14 Completed Date: 2002-05-07 Revised Date: 2011-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9007542 Medline TA: Psychol Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 34-40 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA. kxg20@psu.edu |
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Affect* Female Humans Male Memory* Random Allocation Visual Perception* |
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MH 50074/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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