Michele Vicovaro
Biographic Data
| ID | 5710043 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Vicovaro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele |
| FAMILY NAME | Vicovaro |
| SIGNATURE | VICOVARO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9656-1640 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Culture shapes the SNARC-like effect for visual speed
Numerical and non-numerical quantities are often mapped onto horizontal space. Previous research suggests that culture-related habits, such as reading and writing direction, can influence the orientation of this mapping. While cross-cultural differences have been observed in the spatial representation of time, similar effects have not been consistently found for numbers. This discrepancy has been attributed to the fact that reading and writing in…
Explicit and implicit spatial mapping of face age
Time is often conceptualised in spatial terms. For example, concepts such as ‘before’ and ‘after’ are frequently mapped onto the left and right sides of space, respectively. Importantly, such spatial mapping typically disappears when time is processed as a task-irrelevant dimension. In the present study, we further investigated this phenomenon using highly salient and socially relevant stimuli: human faces varying in age. We conducted two experim…
The foreign language effect in the illusion of causality
Recent research suggests that a cognitive bias, the illusion of causality, can be attenuated when the task is presented in a foreign language (Díaz-Lago & Matute, 2019a, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 72(1), 41–51), supporting the well-known foreign language effect on decision making and reasoning. We conducted a replication study with a large sample ( N = 220), determined through a Bayes factor design analysis, but our results di…
We are what we eat
Previous research has shown that the concept of self is malleable and can be associated with various arbitrary stimuli. This study explored whether the self could be linked to images of food representative of one's own or a different culture. We compared two groups, Italian and Japanese individuals, whose cultures are both characterized by rich and distinctive food traditions. Participants performed a perceptual matching task, associating themsel…
The right side of price
It is well known that both numerical and non-numerical magnitudes can be represented horizontally from left to right. Building on this knowledge, here we explored whether a similar spatial representation exists for the economic value of goods. Participants were presented with images of a reference and a target product and classified the economic value of the target as higher or lower than that of the reference (Experiments 1 and 2), or classified…
The self can be associated with novel faces of in-group and out-group members
We explored cross-cultural associations with the self and in- and out-group faces. • Asian Japanese and White Italians were presented with Asian and White faces. • Both groups showed a self-prioritisation effect for all face types. • Implicit biases did not impact the magnitude of the self-prioritisation effect. • The self can incorporate social stimuli from different groups. The self can be associated with arbitrary images, such as geometric fig…
Cross-cultural evidence of a space-ethnicity association in face categorisation
According to a space-valence association, individuals tend to relate negatively- and positively-connoted stimuli with the left and right side of space, respectively. So far, only a few studies have explored whether this phenomenon can also emerge for social dimensions associated with facial stimuli. Here, we adopted a cross-cultural approach and conducted two experiments with the main aim to test whether a left–right space-valence association can…
When time stands upright
According to the spatial–temporal association of response codes (STEARC) effect, time can be spatially represented from left to right. However, exploration of a possible STEARC effect along the vertical axis has yielded mixed results. Here, in six experiments based on a novel paradigm, we systematically explored whether a STEARC effect could emerge when participants were asked to classify the actual temporal duration of a visual stimulus. Speeded…
Sources of uncertainty in functional measurement methodology
Is ‘heavy’ up or down? Testing the vertical spatial representation of weight
Rating the diversity in sets of objects by referring to transformations as criteria
Le point de départ de cette étude est la définition de deux concepts relatant comment un ensemble de transformations, agissant à l’intérieur d’un domaine, peut représenter une limite supérieure ou inférieure à la diversité existante dans n’importe quel sous-ensemble de ce domaine. Le sujet de cette analyse est ensuite graduellement étendu, considérant des partitions (plutôt que des sous-ensembles) d’un domaine, des familles d’ensembles de transfo…
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Rating the diversity in sets of objects by referring to transformations as criteria
Le point de départ de cette étude est la définition de deux concepts relatant comment un ensemble de transformations, agissant à l’intérieur d’un domaine, peut représenter une limite supérieure ou inférieure à la diversité existante dans n’importe quel sous-ensemble de ce domaine. Le sujet de cette analyse est ensuite graduellement étendu, considérant des partitions (plutôt que des sous-ensembles) d’un domaine, des familles d’ensembles de transfo…
Is ‘heavy’ up or down? Testing the vertical spatial representation of weight
Cross-cultural evidence of a space-ethnicity association in face categorisation
According to a space-valence association, individuals tend to relate negatively- and positively-connoted stimuli with the left and right side of space, respectively. So far, only a few studies have explored whether this phenomenon can also emerge for social dimensions associated with facial stimuli. Here, we adopted a cross-cultural approach and conducted two experiments with the main aim to test whether a left–right space-valence association can…
When time stands upright
According to the spatial–temporal association of response codes (STEARC) effect, time can be spatially represented from left to right. However, exploration of a possible STEARC effect along the vertical axis has yielded mixed results. Here, in six experiments based on a novel paradigm, we systematically explored whether a STEARC effect could emerge when participants were asked to classify the actual temporal duration of a visual stimulus. Speeded…
Sources of uncertainty in functional measurement methodology
The right side of price
It is well known that both numerical and non-numerical magnitudes can be represented horizontally from left to right. Building on this knowledge, here we explored whether a similar spatial representation exists for the economic value of goods. Participants were presented with images of a reference and a target product and classified the economic value of the target as higher or lower than that of the reference (Experiments 1 and 2), or classified…
The self can be associated with novel faces of in-group and out-group members
We explored cross-cultural associations with the self and in- and out-group faces. • Asian Japanese and White Italians were presented with Asian and White faces. • Both groups showed a self-prioritisation effect for all face types. • Implicit biases did not impact the magnitude of the self-prioritisation effect. • The self can incorporate social stimuli from different groups. The self can be associated with arbitrary images, such as geometric fig…
We are what we eat
Previous research has shown that the concept of self is malleable and can be associated with various arbitrary stimuli. This study explored whether the self could be linked to images of food representative of one's own or a different culture. We compared two groups, Italian and Japanese individuals, whose cultures are both characterized by rich and distinctive food traditions. Participants performed a perceptual matching task, associating themsel…
Culture shapes the SNARC-like effect for visual speed
Numerical and non-numerical quantities are often mapped onto horizontal space. Previous research suggests that culture-related habits, such as reading and writing direction, can influence the orientation of this mapping. While cross-cultural differences have been observed in the spatial representation of time, similar effects have not been consistently found for numbers. This discrepancy has been attributed to the fact that reading and writing in…
Explicit and implicit spatial mapping of face age
Time is often conceptualised in spatial terms. For example, concepts such as ‘before’ and ‘after’ are frequently mapped onto the left and right sides of space, respectively. Importantly, such spatial mapping typically disappears when time is processed as a task-irrelevant dimension. In the present study, we further investigated this phenomenon using highly salient and socially relevant stimuli: human faces varying in age. We conducted two experim…
The foreign language effect in the illusion of causality
Recent research suggests that a cognitive bias, the illusion of causality, can be attenuated when the task is presented in a foreign language (Díaz-Lago & Matute, 2019a, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 72(1), 41–51), supporting the well-known foreign language effect on decision making and reasoning. We conducted a replication study with a large sample ( N = 220), determined through a Bayes factor design analysis, but our results di…
Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Face Recognition and Perception (3 works) · Geometry (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Spatial Cognition and Navigation (3 works)