Papers by Magdalena Szubielska
PloS one, May 30, 2024
The current study investigated spatial scaling of tactile maps among blind adults and blindfolded... more The current study investigated spatial scaling of tactile maps among blind adults and blindfolded sighted controls. We were specifically interested in identifying spatial scaling strategies as well as effects of different scaling directions (up versus down) on participants' performance. To this aim, we asked late blind participants (with visual memory, Experiment 1) and early blind participants (without visual memory, Experiment 2) as well as sighted blindfolded controls to encode a map including a target and to place a response disc at the same spot on an empty, constant-sized referent space. Maps had five different sizes resulting in five scaling factors (1:3, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1), allowing to investigate different scaling directions (up and down) in a single, comprehensive design. Accuracy and speed of learning about the target location as well as responding served as dependent variables. We hypothesized that participants who can use visual mental representations (i.e., late blind and blindfolded sighted participants) may adopt mental transformation scaling strategies. However, our results did not support this hypothesis. At the same time, we predicted the usage of relative distance scaling strategies in early blind participants, which was supported by our findings. Moreover, our results suggested that tactile maps can be scaled as accurately and even faster by blind participants than by sighted participants. Furthermore, irrespective of the visual status, participants of each visual status group gravitated their responses towards the center of the space. Overall, it seems that a lack of visual imagery does not impair early blind adults' spatial scaling ability but causes them to use a different strategy than sighted and late blind individuals.
Scientific reports, Feb 19, 2024
The present research investigates the appreciation of sanctioned street-based art among naïve vie... more The present research investigates the appreciation of sanctioned street-based art among naïve viewers. It examines the role of viewing context in art appreciation, by experimentally testing a gray cube effect, which posits that street-based artworks are more likely to be identified as art (H1), liked more (H2), and understood more (H3) when viewed on the street. Identical procedures were carried out in Hong Kong (Experiment 1) and Lublin, Poland (Experiment 2), separately, sampling local artworks and local viewers. Experiment 1 tested 14 murals with 100 Hong Kongers; Experiment 2 tested 7 sculptures and 7 murals with 88 Poles. Participants were randomly assigned to either viewing street-based artworks on the street (gray cube) or viewing digital images of street-based artworks in a laboratory. The participants assessed each artwork in terms of art identification, liking, and understanding. These "twin" experiments yielded identical results, i.e., street-based artworks were liked more (H2) and understood more (H3) but not more likely to be identified as art (H1) on the street than in the laboratory. Overall, the present findings support the gray cube effect with ecologically valid data, and the effect seems robust across Western and Eastern cultural contexts and across genres of sculpture and mural.
Multisensory Research
The aim of this study was twofold. First, our objective was to test the influence of an object’s ... more The aim of this study was twofold. First, our objective was to test the influence of an object’s actual size (size rank) on the drawn size of the depicted object. We tested the canonical size effect (i.e., drawing objects larger in the physical world as larger) in four drawing conditions — two perceptual conditions (blindfolded or sighted) crossed with two materials (paper or special foil for producing embossed drawings). Second, we investigated whether drawing quality (we analysed both the local and global criteria of quality) depends on drawing conditions. We predicted that drawing quality, unlike drawing size, would vary according to drawing conditions — namely, being higher when foil than paper was used for drawing production in the blindfolded condition. We tested these hypotheses with young adults who repeatedly drew eight different familiar objects (differentiated by size in the real world) in four drawing conditions. As expected, drawn size increased linearly with increasing...
Multisensory Research, Jul 1, 2022
The aim of the study was twofold. First, our objective was to test the influence of an object's a... more The aim of the study was twofold. First, our objective was to test the influence of an object's actual size (size rank) on the drawn size of the depicted object. We tested the canonical size effect (i.e. drawing objects larger in the physical world as larger) in four drawing conditions-two perceptual conditions (blindfolded or sighted) crossed with two materials (paper or special foil for producing embossed drawings). Second, we investigated whether drawing quality (we analysed both the local and global criteria of quality) depends on drawing conditions. We predicted that drawing quality, unlike drawing size, would vary according to drawing conditions-namely, being higher when foil than paper was used for drawing production in the blindfolded condition. We tested these hypotheses with young adults who repeatedly drew eight different familiar objects (differentiated by size in the real world) in four drawing conditions. As expected, drawn size increased linearly with increasing size rank, whatever the drawing condition, thus replicating the canonical size effect and showing that this effect was not dependent on drawing conditions. In line with our hypothesis, in the blindfolded condition drawing quality was better when foil rather than paper was used, suggesting a benefit from haptic feedback on the trace produced. Besides, the quality of drawings produced was still higher in the sighted than the blindfolded condition. In conclusion, canonical size is present under different drawing conditions regardless of whether sight is involved or not, while perceptual control increase drawing quality in adults.
Memory & Cognition, May 24, 2022
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Dec 15, 2022
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Dec 1, 2022
We discuss these results with reference to the current knowledge on sequential learning. Our find... more We discuss these results with reference to the current knowledge on sequential learning. Our findings also contribute to the current debate on the predictive coding theory.
Disability & Society, Jun 23, 2023
Roczniki Psychologiczne
By applying persuasion and consumer research findings to art appreciation we have checked whether... more By applying persuasion and consumer research findings to art appreciation we have checked whether and how artwork framing affects the evaluation of non-representational, abstract contemporary paintings. The frame can be treated as a cue signaling the value of the framed work—the more expensive it seems, the greater the value attached to the painting. However, the frame can be also seen as a means of exhibiting or promoting the picture. Exhibiting a painting in a frame that is perceived as excessively expensive can lead to a lowered rating of this painting. Both of these effects can be moderated by the perceivers’ interest in art. We conducted one experimental study, where participants evaluated paintings viewed either without a frame or framed in a simple or decorative frame. The results showed that decorative frames make paintings seem less valuable. Moreover, although simple frames do not affect the evaluation of the paintings by respondents with little interest in art, they impai...
Advances in Cognitive Psychology
Datasets and videos.<br>Videos: A girl interacting with installations: Stone Gloves (Video ... more Datasets and videos.<br>Videos: A girl interacting with installations: Stone Gloves (Video 1), <i>Touch#1</i> (Video 2), <i>Organ of King Pompilius</i> (Video 3), <i>Night Life of Household Appliances</i> (Video 4), <i>Method for Reaching Extreme Heights</i> (Video 5), <i>[alter] – resonance cone </i>(Video 6).<br>
Wydawnictwo KUL eBooks, 2008
Analiza zmian w funkcjonowaniu psychospołecznym Wyk. 77. Życiowe umiejętności-sfery (ŻUN) podgrup... more Analiza zmian w funkcjonowaniu psychospołecznym Wyk. 77. Życiowe umiejętności-sfery (ŻUN) podgrupa kobiet grupy wakacyjnej Wyk. 78. Życiowe umiejętności-sfery (ŻUN) podgrupa mężczyzn grupy wakacyjnej
Roczniki Psychologiczne, 2022
This special double issue of Annals of Psychology is dedicated to the memory of Professor Piotr F... more This special double issue of Annals of Psychology is dedicated to the memory of Professor Piotr Francuz (1960–2020). In this editorial, we introduce the person of the Professor and present the initiatives commemorating him that have taken place over the past year. One of his most significant achievements was the initiation of the Perception and Cognition Lab at KUL, where experimental neurophysiological and behavioural research has been conducted in various areas of cognitive psychology. These basic and applied studies are currently continued by the Professor’s associates. The current special issue contains articles on diverse topics in which the authors—his collaborators and friends—adopt various theoretical perspectives and apply distinctive paradigms. This multi-faceted perspective corresponds with the wide range of Prof. Francuz’s scientific interests.
We tested the effect of the information that the artist is blind had on aesthetic evaluations of ... more We tested the effect of the information that the artist is blind had on aesthetic evaluations of embossed drawings. The research was carried out in a gallery of contemporary art with non-expert visitors. Recipients who were aware of the artists' blindness in contrast to unaware viewers declared – both - greater understanding and higher appreciation of exhibited works. This pattern of results indicates that the positive influence of information about the impairment of the artist on the evaluation of his work results rather from supporting the cognitive mastering process (cf. model of aesthetic evaluation, see Leder & Nadal, 2014), which is related to Aesthetic Aha, than from the perception of art through the stereotype of the author's disability.
The present study investigates the accuracy of visual, haptic and auditory scenes recognition, wh... more The present study investigates the accuracy of visual, haptic and auditory scenes recognition, which are presented in the same modality as during the scene learning or in other modality. The scene was a square board, on which six models of animals were arranged. Participants were learning the scene, and then, the position of two or tree models were swapped by the researcher. The subject’s task was to identify which animals were swapped. The results indicate that scenes are encoding and recognized less effectively by hearing them than by viewing or touching. There were also significant costs of modality change (visual to auditory and haptic to auditory) in comparison with learning and recognizing in the same modality.
Polish Psychological Bulletin, 2019
We aimed to investigate whether educational activities in the form of guided tours through an exh... more We aimed to investigate whether educational activities in the form of guided tours through an exhibition change the appreciation of art when young experts (i.e. first-years students of artistic faculties) view contemporary art in a gallery. Participants viewed and assessed the artworks presented at the gallery twice – before and after taking part in a guided tour led by a gallery educator. The guide-led tour increased both understanding and ratings (the hedonic value) of the artworks, which is consistent with the “effort after meaning” hypothesis and also with the model of aesthetic appreciation and aesthetic judgments. Our results suggest that the reception of works of art by young experts is changed when they are under the influence of extensive contextual information.
Celem artykułu jest podzielenie się doświadczeniami z nauczania statystyk niewidomej studentki In... more Celem artykułu jest podzielenie się doświadczeniami z nauczania statystyk niewidomej studentki Instytutu Psychologii Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II. Omówiono trzy warunki, które należy spełnić, aby odnieść sukces dydaktyczny. Warunki te to: indywidualne nauczanie ucznia, adaptacja materiałów dydaktycznych i dostępność specjalnego oprogramowania, które umożliwia studentowi, który nie widzi, dostęp do pakietu statystycznego o nazwie SPSS. Wypracowane przez nas rozwiązania mogą być wykorzystane zarówno w nauczaniu studentów psychologii, jak i studentów innych kierunków, którzy mają niepełnosprawność wzroku. Ograniczenie w uogólnianiu wniosków wiąże się z faktem, że było to studium przypadku i że w populacji osób niewidomych mogą występować indywidualne różnice w zdolnościach matematycznych i logicznego myśleniaThe objective of this article is to share the experience of teaching statistics to a blind student at Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic Univ...
We tested whether viewing an exhibition of works by artists with visual impairments had a positiv... more We tested whether viewing an exhibition of works by artists with visual impairments had a positive effect on the attitudes of children viewing it towards individuals with blindness. The study involved children (<i>N</i> = 226) aged 4 – 6 divided into three groups: (1) who viewed the exhibition in the art gallery with a guide, (2) who viewed the exhibition in the art gallery on their own, (3) tested in a pre-school, without viewing the exhibition and without any knowledge about the exhibition (the control condition). We controlled participants' gender and their familiarity with individuals with blindness. All children were asked to assess their attitude towards the persons who are blind (using a thermometer of feelings). Moreover, the children who visited the gallery assessed to what extent they liked the exhibition. We showed that visual art might be a tool for social change as the young gallery visitors had more positive attitudes toward people who are blind than ch...
Perspektywy Kultury
Artykuł niniejszy dotyczy zagadnienia udostępniania sztuki współczesnej osobom niewidomym na przy... more Artykuł niniejszy dotyczy zagadnienia udostępniania sztuki współczesnej osobom niewidomym na przykładzie profesjonalnej wystawy artystycznej pt. Dotyk Sztuki, zorganizowanej przez Instytut Sztuk Pięknych Wydziału Artystycznego Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie. Tekst podejmuje zatem refleksję, jak wykreować dzieło artystyczne, aby przekaz wizualny był zrozumiały i dostępny percepcyjnie dla niewidomych. Zarysowuje także szerszy kontekst zagadnienia dostosowań dla osób z dysfunkcją wzroku wystaw w muzeach i galeriach w Polsce i na świecie. Przywołuje również empiryczne badania percepcji sztuki, zorganizowane przy okazji wystawy, w których wzięły udział osoby z dysfunkcją wzroku.
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