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The pleasure of multiple images
Aenne A Brielmann1,2, Denis G Pelli3,4
1Psychology Department, New York University, New York, NY, USA. aenne.brielmann@tuebingen.mpg.de.
Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
|November 18, 2020
Summary
Humans can track two pleasures simultaneously but struggle with four. Focusing on one image after seeing four diminishes the perceived pleasure of highly enjoyable content, similar to a distracting task.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Visual Perception
Background:
- Previous research demonstrated the capacity to track pleasure from two simultaneous images.
- The current study investigates the limits of pleasure tracking when presented with four images concurrently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if individuals can accurately track pleasure from four simultaneously presented images.
- To examine how cue timing (pre-cue vs. post-cue) affects pleasure perception.
- To analyze the perceived combined pleasure of multiple images.
Main Methods:
- Participants (N=25) viewed arrays of four images.
- Cues indicated either a single target image or the combined pleasure of all four.
- Image pleasure was rated post-viewing, with baseline ratings obtained for single images.
Main Results:
- When cued before image presentation (precue), participants accurately reported target image pleasure.
- When cued after image presentation (postcue), ratings for highly pleasurable images decreased below baseline.
- Combined pleasure ratings linearly reflected the average pleasure of individual images, irrespective of cue timing.
Conclusions:
- Humans can reliably track pleasure from two images but not four.
- Post-cue distraction significantly diminishes the perceived pleasure of appealing visual stimuli.
- The capacity for tracking multiple pleasures is limited, with overload leading to reduced subjective experience.
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