The perception of (the affective valence of) facial expression can automatically recruit attentional resources in the observer and may prioritize stimulus processing. Using concurrent presentation of static facial expressions and words of positive and negative value in an evaluative task, affective priming effects were observed due to the automatic processing of the distracter face (Pecchinenda et al., submitted). The present study investigated the mechanism underlying these effects and tested the hypothesis that they result from the automatic recruitment of the Theory of Mind (ToM) capacity (i.e., the attribution of mental states to others). Hereto, we concurrently presented dynamic displays of positive facial expressions
The role of theory of mind in affective priming / T., Jellema; Pecchinenda, Anna. - In: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. - ISSN 0898-929X. - STAMPA. - S:(2005), pp. 114-115. (Intervento presentato al convegno 12th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting (CNS2005) tenutosi a New York).
The role of theory of mind in affective priming
PECCHINENDA, ANNASecondo
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2005
Abstract
The perception of (the affective valence of) facial expression can automatically recruit attentional resources in the observer and may prioritize stimulus processing. Using concurrent presentation of static facial expressions and words of positive and negative value in an evaluative task, affective priming effects were observed due to the automatic processing of the distracter face (Pecchinenda et al., submitted). The present study investigated the mechanism underlying these effects and tested the hypothesis that they result from the automatic recruitment of the Theory of Mind (ToM) capacity (i.e., the attribution of mental states to others). Hereto, we concurrently presented dynamic displays of positive facial expressionsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
