What’s in a line?: the influence of valence, faces, and language on pseudoneglect

Bianca Hatin; Laurie Sykes Tottenham

doi:10.1037/cep0000076

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The line bisection task is a simple and effective measure of visuospatial bias. Pseudoneglect, a leftward bias, is typically found on this task, and appears to result from right hemisphere dominance for spatial processing. In the present study (n=52) we examined the influence of other lateralised processes (emotion, language, and face processing) on line bisection performance. Line type (face, word, solid), valence (positive, negative, neutral), and hand use (left, right, both) were manipulated. Results indicate that line type and valence interact to affect the extent of pseudoneglect. The implications for pseudoneglect research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	338
Journal	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
Volume	69
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000076
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2015
Event	Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) Annual Meeting 2015 - Carleton University , Ottawa, Canada Duration: 5 Jun 2015 → 7 Jun 2015 Conference number: 25

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