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Figure 5.4. Average gaze duration on object and background scene components
for scenes with a negative, neutral or positive object
The average fixation duration was examined by conducting a 3
(emotion) x 3 (scene component) repeated measures ANOVA for the factors
emotion and scene component. The main effect of emotion was not significant
[F(2,34) = 0.61, MSe = 151.53, p = .56, partial eta 2 = .04] and nor was the main
effect of scene component [F(1,17) = 1.72, MSe = 962.36, p = .21, partial eta 2 =
.09]. There was no significant interaction between emotion and scene
component [F(2,34) = 0.20, MSe = 65.91, p = .82, partial eta 2 = .01]. Planned
contrasts revealed no significant difference between the average fixation
duration on emotional or neutral objects [F(1,17) = 0.81, p = .38], nor between
negative or positive objects [F(1,17) = 0.06, p = .81].
Section 3.4. Discussion
There was higher specific and general recognition for positive and
negative, than neutral objects. This is contrary to the predictions we made of an
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