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How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Evidence dating back a century shows that humans are sensitive to and exhibit a preference for visual curvature. This effect has been observed in different age groups, human cultures, and primate species, suggesting that a preference for curvature could be universal. At the same time, several studie...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10091794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36285721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14919 |
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author | Chuquichambi, Erick G. Vartanian, Oshin Skov, Martin Corradi, Guido B. Nadal, Marcos Silvia, Paul J. Munar, Enric |
author_facet | Chuquichambi, Erick G. Vartanian, Oshin Skov, Martin Corradi, Guido B. Nadal, Marcos Silvia, Paul J. Munar, Enric |
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description | Evidence dating back a century shows that humans are sensitive to and exhibit a preference for visual curvature. This effect has been observed in different age groups, human cultures, and primate species, suggesting that a preference for curvature could be universal. At the same time, several studies have found that preference for curvature is modulated by contextual and individual factors, casting doubt on this hypothesis. To resolve these conflicting findings, we conducted a systematic meta‐analysis of studies that have investigated the preference for visual curvature. Our meta‐analysis included 61 studies which provided 106 independent samples and 309 effect sizes. The results of a three‐level random effects model revealed a Hedges’ g of 0.39—consistent with a medium effect size. Further analyses revealed that preference for curvature is moderated by four factors: presentation time, stimulus type, expertise, and task. Together, our results suggest that preference for visual curvature is a reliable but not universal phenomenon and is influenced by factors other than perceptual information. |
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spelling | pubmed-100917942023-04-13 How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis Chuquichambi, Erick G. Vartanian, Oshin Skov, Martin Corradi, Guido B. Nadal, Marcos Silvia, Paul J. Munar, Enric Ann N Y Acad Sci Reviews Evidence dating back a century shows that humans are sensitive to and exhibit a preference for visual curvature. This effect has been observed in different age groups, human cultures, and primate species, suggesting that a preference for curvature could be universal. At the same time, several studies have found that preference for curvature is modulated by contextual and individual factors, casting doubt on this hypothesis. To resolve these conflicting findings, we conducted a systematic meta‐analysis of studies that have investigated the preference for visual curvature. Our meta‐analysis included 61 studies which provided 106 independent samples and 309 effect sizes. The results of a three‐level random effects model revealed a Hedges’ g of 0.39—consistent with a medium effect size. Further analyses revealed that preference for curvature is moderated by four factors: presentation time, stimulus type, expertise, and task. Together, our results suggest that preference for visual curvature is a reliable but not universal phenomenon and is influenced by factors other than perceptual information. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-10-26 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10091794/ /pubmed/36285721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14919 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of New York Academy of Sciences. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Reviews Chuquichambi, Erick G. Vartanian, Oshin Skov, Martin Corradi, Guido B. Nadal, Marcos Silvia, Paul J. Munar, Enric How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title | How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title_full | How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title_fullStr | How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title_short | How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis |
title_sort | how universal is preference for visual curvature? a systematic review and meta‐analysis |
topic | Reviews |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10091794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36285721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14919 |
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