Motion fluency and object preference : Robust perceptual but fragile memory effects

In 8 experiments, we investigated motion fluency effects on object preference. In each experiment, distinct objects were repeatedly seen moving either fluently (with a smooth and predictable motion) or disfluently (with sudden and unpredictable direction changes) in a task where participants were required to respond to occasional brief changes in object appearance. Results show that (a) fluent objects are preferred over disfluent objects when ratings follow a moving presentation, (b) there is some evidence that object-motion associations can be learned with repeated exposures, (c) sufficiently potent motions can yield preference for fluent objects after a single viewing, and (d) learned associations do not transfer to situations where ratings follow a stationary presentation, even after deep levels of encoding. Episodic accounts of memory retrieval predict that emotional states experienced at encoding might be retrieved along with the stimulus properties. Though object-emotion associations were repeatedly paired, there was no evidence for emotional reinstatement when objects were seen stationary. This indicates that the retrieval process is a critical limiting factor when considering visuomotor fluency effects on behavior. Such findings have real-world consequences. For example, a product advertised with high perceptual fluency might be preferred at the time, but this preference might not transfer to seeing the object on a shelf. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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2019

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2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition - 45(2019), 9 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 1569-1582

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Englisch

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Flavell, Jonathan C [VerfasserIn]
McKean, Bryony [VerfasserIn]
Tipper, Steven P [VerfasserIn]
Kirkham, Alexander J [VerfasserIn]
Vestner, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Over, Harriet [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 03.02.2020

Date Revised 03.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1037/xlm0000667

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NLM291802176