How we recognize angry and happy emotion in people, places, and things

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 40 • Published In • Pages: 83-105 •
By Aronoff, Joel

Hypothesis

Reduced curvilinearity and increased diagonality will be seen as more bad, more powerful, and/or more active (96).

Note

Round shapes were seen as generally good and less active, but not less powerful. V-shaped figures were seen as significantly more bad.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNPartially supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Bad/powerful/active CharacteristicsDependentDrives And Emotions
Geometric FormsIndependentVisual Arts, Representative Art