Motivational Objects in Natural Scenes (MONS): A Database of >800 Objects.

ABSTRACT: In daily life, we are surrounded by objects with pre-existing motivational associations. However, these are rarely controlled for in experiments with natural stimuli. Research on natural stimuli would therefore benefit from stimuli with well-defined motivational properties; in turn, such stimuli also open new paths in research on motivation. Here we introduce a database of Motivational Objects in Natural Scenes (MONS). The database consists of 107 scenes. Each scene contains 2 to 7 objects placed at approximately equal distance from the scene center. Each scene was photographed creating 3 versions, with one object ("critical object") being replaced to vary the overall motivational value of the scene (appetitive, aversive, and neutral), while maintaining high visual similarity between the t

SUBMITTER: Schomaker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5626981 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature