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Abstract

Portraits of human adults typically exhibit leftward biases—that is, they depict individuals with their left cheek prominently featured. The purpose of this study was to determine if photographs of human infants and photographs of non-human animals also display these leftward biases. We observed significant leftward biases in photographs of infants and non-human animals. The only exception to this was a rightward bias observed for photographs of non-mammalian species that were found on personal websites. As the species sampled were likely unaware of the purpose of the photographs, our data are consistent with the interpretation that these biases reflect the preference of the photographer.

Item ID:	52472
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1464-0678
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2018 03:20
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance @ 50% 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170101 Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) @ 50%
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