Black and White as Valence Cues

A Large-Scale Replication Effort of

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ID5338947
AuthorsBrian P Meier (0000-0003-4910-0873, Gettysburg College), Adam K Fetterman (0000-0001-5957-7670), Michael D Robinson (0000-0003-1429-9069, North Dakota State University)
Year2015
Volume46
Issue3
Pages174-178
Publication date2015-05-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000236
OpenAlexW2158838146
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited22

Replication efforts involving large samples are recommended in helping to determine the reliability of an effect. This approach was taken for a study from Meier, Robinson, and Clore (2004) , one of the first papers in social cognition guided by conceptual metaphor theory, which reported that evaluations were faster when word valence metaphorically matched (e.g., a word with a negative meaning in black) rather than mismatched (e.g., a word with a negative meaning in white) font color. The present investigation was a direct large-scale replication attempt involving 980 participants who completed an experiment using web-based software and were diverse in terms of race, age, and geographical location. Words with a positive meaning were evaluated faster when font color was white rather than black and words with a negative meaning were evaluated faster when font color was black rather than white, replicating the main results of Meier et al. (2004

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Conceptual metaphor · Font · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Metaphor · Valence (chemistry) · White (mutation) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Animal and Plant Science Education · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology

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