Freddi Sébastien, Cretenet Joël, Dru Vincent
Psychol Res. 2014 Sep;78(5):736-48. doi: 10.1007/s00426-013-0516-6.
Following metaphorical theories of affect, several research studies have shown that the spatial cues along a vertical dimension are useful in qualifying emotional experience (HAPPINESS is UP, SADNESS is DOWN). Three experiments were conducted to examine the role of vertical motion in affective judgment. They showed that positive stimuli moving UPWARD were evaluated more positively than those moving DOWNWARD, whereas negative stimuli moving DOWNWARD were evaluated as less negative than those moving UPWARD. They showed a valenced congruency effect, but an alternative hypothesis in terms of MORE is UP and LESS is DOWN was also examined. Finally, fluency mechanisms were investigated to confirm that relationships between affect and verticality were in accordance with a valenced congruency effect.
根据情感的隐喻理论，多项研究表明，垂直维度上的空间线索有助于界定情感体验（快乐是向上的，悲伤是向下的）。进行了三项实验来检验垂直运动在情感判断中的作用。结果显示，向上移动的积极刺激比向下移动的积极刺激得到更积极的评价，而向下移动的消极刺激比向上移动的消极刺激被评价为负面程度更低。研究结果显示出一种效价一致性效应，但也检验了“更多是向上，更少是向下”这一替代假设。最后，对流畅性机制进行了研究，以确认情感与垂直性之间的关系符合效价一致性效应。
