作者机构：
[Zhang, Xiaobin; Li, Qiong] Northwest Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Lanzhou, Peoples R China.;[Eskine, Kendall J.] Loyola Univ, Dept Psychol Sci, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA.;[Zuo, Bin] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zuo, Bin] C;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
关键词：
Perception;Face;Sensory perception;Undergraduates;Analysis of variance;Normal distribution;Statistical data;Social research
摘要：
The current studies extend perceptual symbol systems theory to the processing of gender categorization by revealing that gender categorization recruits perceptual simulations of spatial height and size dimensions. In study 1, categorization of male faces were faster when the faces were in the "up" (i.e., higher on the vertical axis) rather than the "down" (i.e., lower on the vertical axis) position and vice versa for female face categorization. Study 2 found that responses to male names depicted in larger font were faster than male names depicted in smaller font, whereas opposite response patterns were given for female names. Study 3 confirmed that the effect in Study 2 was not due to metaphoric relationships between gender and social power. Together, these findings suggest that representation of gender (social categorization) also involves processes of perceptual simulation.
作者机构：
[Wen, Fangfang; Wu, Yang; Sun, Shan; Zuo, Bin; Liu, Ke] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zuo, Bin] C;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Peoples R China.
关键词：
red effect;masculine;feminine;sexual attraction;perceived attractiveness
摘要：
Previous researchers have documented that the color red enhances one's sexual attraction to the opposite sex. The current study further examined the moderating role of sexual dimorphism in red effects. The results indicated that red enhanced men's sexual attraction to women with more feminine facial characteristics but had no effect on ratings of perceived general attractiveness. Red clothing also had a marginally significant effect on men's sexual attractiveness. In addition, regardless of sexual dimorphism cues, male participants rated women with red as warmer and more competent. The underlying mechanisms of the red effect, the limitations of the current study, and suggestions for future directions are discussed.
期刊：
Journal of Environmental Psychology,2014年40(Dec.):9-13 ISSN：0272-4944
通讯作者：
Zuo, Bin
作者机构：
[Zhang, Xiaobin; Li, Qiong] Northwest Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Lanzhou, Peoples R China.;[Zuo, Bin] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zuo, Bin] C;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
摘要：
Previous studies revealed that emotion (pleased or depressed) could bias perception in a metaphorically consistent manner (e.g., happy = white (up), depressed = dark (down)). The present study extended this view by investigating whether these metaphors can also affect the emotion of an observer in a metaphorically consistent manner. In Experiment 1, after gazing at a black screen, participants became more depressed and less pleased temporarily. Conversely, after gazing at a white screen, participants became more pleased and less depressed temporarily. Results from Experiment 2 revealed that after gazing at the top of the screen, participants felt more pleased and less depressed temporarily but felt the reverse when gazing at the bottom of the screen. These results suggest that metaphors can, at least temporarily, affect the emotion of an observer along a pleased-depressed dimension. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
