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Beyond the lab: Curvature affects preference for paintings in the museum

Draw what you like: curved lines and handmade-ness predict drawing preference

Shapes contour affects visual preference in real paintings

What drives object preference? Visual and conceptual differences related to gaze behaviour

Exploring the relationship between callous-unemotional traits and implicit attitudes toward violence

Past research has associated callous-unemotional traits (CU) in young people with serious conduct problems and antisocial behavior. However, whether CU traits influence implicit attitudes toward violence remains largely unexplored. We assess this …

Humans prefer to see and imagine drawing curved objects

Lines contribute to the visual experience of drawings. People show a higher preference for curved than sharp angled lines. We studied preference for curvature using drawings of commonly-used objects drawn by design students. We also investigated the …

Participants prefer curved contours in pairs of object drawings with the Same familiarity

Shape familiarity modulates preference for curved object drawings

The “Joker” laugh: social judgments towards affective deviants in a sample of young offenders with callous unemotional traits

We assessed negative bias in Colombian young offenders towards affective deviants (those who violate emotional norms). Postulating that affective deviants elicit an “uncanny/creepy” feeling resembling that produced by psychopaths, we explored social …

Shape familiarity modulates preference for curvature in drawings of common use objects

Drawing is a way to represent common-use objects. The contour of an object is a salient feature that defines its identity. Preference for a contour (curved or angular) may depend on how familiar the resulting shape looks for that given object. In …