How your mood influences your eye fixations over classical portrait paintings : a case of motivated perception.

Dr Eric Yann Laurent presents his research into the influence of mood on eye movement and visual processing. He found that happy moods were linked to fewer and shorter eye fixations than the other moods. Sad moods were linked to more and longer fixations. Laurent believes this shows that people try...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.
Series:SAGE video forum.
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Summary:Dr Eric Yann Laurent presents his research into the influence of mood on eye movement and visual processing. He found that happy moods were linked to fewer and shorter eye fixations than the other moods. Sad moods were linked to more and longer fixations. Laurent believes this shows that people try to maintain happy moods and change sad moods through interaction with stimuli.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (14 min., 57 sec.)) : sound, colour
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473990081
1473990084