Citation

Merckelbach H, van Oppen P. Acta Psychol. 1989; 70(2): 147-151.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

2741709

Abstract

Using neutral stimuli (mushrooms and flowers) and phobia-relevant stimuli (snakes and spiders), the present investigation examined the effect of gaze shifts on subjective evaluation of stimuli in female subjects (N = 29). One group of subjects had to orient to the right, whereas the other group had to orient to the left in order to see the stimuli. When left-handed subjects were excluded from the analysis, the results showed that subjects in the 'orient right' group gave a significantly more positive evaluation than subjects in the 'orient left' group. The results provide a replication of the phenomenon described by Drake (1987).

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