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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Information Theory
  • Perception Science

Background:

  • Aksentijevic-Gibson complexity is a novel measure of change in data.
  • Change symmetry (CS) is a generalized palindrome based on changes, not symbols.
  • CS patterns exhibit global symmetry that is not locally apparent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the priming effect of change symmetry (CS) on perception.
  • To assess if CS can influence the judgment of symmetry in 2D arrays and faces.
  • To explore methods for presenting CS to participants, including masked sequences.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 1D patterns with change symmetry (CS) to prime symmetry judgment.
  • Applied the lock and key principle to gradually reveal CS patterns.
  • Presented rapid sequences of CS to mask individual patterns, emphasizing structural essence.

Main Results:

  • Change symmetry (CS) successfully primed the perception of symmetry in 2D arrays.
  • CS priming also influenced judgments of facial attractiveness.
  • Hidden, higher-level structures of CS were effective in priming perceptual tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The Aksentijevic-Gibson complexity measure and its core component, change symmetry (CS), have significant perceptual effects.
  • CS serves as a powerful tool for priming symmetry judgments in diverse domains.
  • This research highlights the impact of abstract structural information on perception.