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Placement of Objects in a Frame: Effect of Direction and Portrayed Motion. Afshan Ladha 1 , Debra Zellner 1 , Melissa Dolese 2 , & Paul Locher 1 1 Montclair State University, 2 Brooklyn College. CUNY. Abstract

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  1. Placement of Objects in a Frame: Effect of Direction and Portrayed Motion Afshan Ladha1, Debra Zellner1, Melissa Dolese2, & Paul Locher1 1 Montclair State University, 2 Brooklyn College. CUNY Abstract Subjects placed one of four images (running and standing horses facing either right or left) on a rectangular piece of cardboard in the location they felt most people would find the picture most attractive. Images facing right were placed closer to the left side of the frame while images facing left were closer to the right (inward bias). This effect was not enhanced by the apparent motion of the figure. • Question • If motion is portrayed in the objects facing right or left will the inward bias be enhanced? Do objects in motion require space to move? • Methods • Subjects (45 undergraduates) placed one of four images on a piece of 30.3 cm by 45.4 cm felt in the location they felt would be attractive to most people. • The images were pencil drawings of horses portrayed as either standing (one facing right and one facing left) or running (one facing right and one facing left). Results Inward Bias Confirmed A significant number of right-facing horses were placed to the left of the center, (18 of 23, p < 0.05) A significant number of left-facing horses were placed to the right of the center, (16 of 22, p = 0.05) No Effect of Motion There was no significant difference in the number of placements showing the inward bias for the running versus standing versions of the horse figures, (χ2 (1) = 0.91, p > 0.34) Discussion The inward bias found by Palmer et al. (2008) was replicated here for both the standing and running horses. There was, however, no significant difference in degree of the bias between the standing and running horses. Furthermore, the average placement of the running horses was closer to the center than was that of the standing horses. Background Compositions where the placement of an object is at the perceptual center of a frame are found most pleasant. However, inward bias occurs when objects are portrayed as facing right or left (Palmer et al., 2008). Right facing objects are placed to the left of center. Left facing objects are placed to the right of center. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that portrayed motion has no effect on the inward bias. Perhaps inward bias would be affected in people who have more experience with art. Right-Facing Standing Horse, Top Left Left-Facing Running Horse, Bottom Right

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