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Mood and global-local visual processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2009

Michael R. Basso ,
Bruce K. Schefft ,
M. Douglas Ris  and
William N. Dember
Michael R. Basso
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology Laboratory, The Ohio State University
Bruce K. Schefft
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
M. Douglas Ris
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
William N. Dember
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
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Abstract

Testing hypotheses derived from neuropsychological models of mood, as well as the association of mood states and personality characteristics with global-local visual processing, were examined. Fifty-nine men completed measures associated with depression and positive mood, and were administered a brief perceptual judgment task that assessed global-local visual processing biases. Additionally, 19 of these 59 subjects were administered measures of anxiety and optimism-pessimism and completed an expanded judgment task. Affective and personality variables were then correlated with judgment task performances. Consistent with predictions, positive mood and optimism were directly associated with a global bias and inversely related to a local bias. A converse pattern of findings was obtained with depression and trait anxiety. Implications for research concerning other aspects of visual processing are discussed. (JINS, 1996, 2, 249–255.)

Keywords

MoodGlobal-local visual processing
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , May 1996 , pp. 249 - 255
Copyright
Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 1996

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