15:00 - 16:30
Poster Session 2 including Coffee Break
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15:00 - 16:30
Tue—Casino_1.801—Poster2—50
Tue-Poster2
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Room: Casino_1.801
Spatial Representation of the Calorie Magnitude
Tue—Casino_1.801—Poster2—5008
Presented by: Ahu Gokce
Emre Gurbuz 1Ahu Gokce 2*
1 Department of Psychology, Saarland University, 2 Department of Psychology, Kadir Has University

Numeric and non-numeric magnitudes are often represented spatially. SNARC effect demonstrates association of smaller numbers with the left side and larger numbers with the right side. Such spatial representation extends beyond numbers, appearing in domains like stimulus size, musical tones, and brightness. The present study investigated whether such spatial representation would also hold for the calorie magnitudes, mapping low and high caloric values to different spatial locations. Previously we reported a lack of a space-calorie association however the current study was designed to address several limitations and investigate space-calorie association in terms of (in)congruent response mappings. In each trial, each target item (low or high-calorie stimulus) was presented centrally and its calorie magnitude was compared with a reference item with a medium calorie level. Trial congruency was established by associating low-calorie magnitude with the left and high-calorie magnitude with the right. Each low/high-calorie target item was presented twice and was responded with both left and right hands, enabling comparison of response time differences where an identical target was processed and responded by both hands. Although the results did not reveal a clear calorie and space association, the underlying mechanism of the spatial processing of calorie magnitude requires further examination. Understanding the space-calorie association could provide insights into how spatial representations influence perceptions of caloric content and potentially provide strategies to guide healthier food selection.
Keywords: SNARC effect, space-calorie association, calorie magnitude perception