Affectivity as a factor in the apparent size of pictured food objects.

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Abstract
A specific test of the hypothesis that affectivity plays a role in perceptual organization was gained through attempting to measure the effect which children''s (age 9-12) liking or dislike for certain food objects had upon their perception of the magnitude of each food object. The data indicate that liked food objects appear significantly larger than comparable disliked food objects.