Difference in Affective Information Processing to the Atmospheres of Wedding Party between High and Low Sensitivity Participants

Abstract

Differences in perceptions due to different degrees of sensitivity to the “atmospheres” of situations, or scenes, were investigated using affective evaluation data of a simulated wedding party by 27 adjectives of our previous research. Results indicated that participants with high- and low sensitivity to atmospheres similarly perceived the appearance and situations of the wedding scenes. However, there were differences in the degree of feelings about the atmosphere. The reasons for these differences were investigated using a graphical modeling approach. Results indicated that when participants with high sensitivity to atmospheres perceived the wedding, they experienced feeling about the atmosphere of the scene with diversity and rich associations, as indicated by the adjectives depicting the wedding. By contrast, those with low sensitivity related to the adjectives in a simple manner, for example, the adjectives “bright,” characteristic of the atmosphere of the situation was associated with only “showy,” in adjectives depicting the wedding.