How directional change in reading/writing habits relates to directional change in displayed pictures

It has been suggested that reading/writing habits may influence the appreciation of pictures. For example, people who read and write in a rightward direction have an aesthetic preference for pictures that face rightward over pictures that face leftward, and vice versa. However, correlations for this...

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Published in:Laterality (Hove) 2016-01, Vol.21 (1), p.1-11
Main Authors: Lee, Hachoung, Oh, Songjoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Appreciation
Biomechanical constraint
Changes
Cross cultural studies
Cultural studies
Directional preference
Functional Laterality
Habits
Humans
Lateral organization
Logistic Models
Longitudinal Studies
Orientation
Perceptual consideration
Photic Stimulation
Psychophysics
Reading
Reading/writing direction
Writing
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Summary:It has been suggested that reading/writing habits may influence the appreciation of pictures. For example, people who read and write in a rightward direction have an aesthetic preference for pictures that face rightward over pictures that face leftward, and vice versa. However, correlations for this phenomenon have only been found in cross-cultural studies. Will a directional change in reading/writing habits within a culture relate to changes in picture preference? Korea is a good place to research this question because the country underwent gradual changes in reading/writing direction habits, from leftward to rightward, during the 20th century. In this study, we analyzed the direction of drawings and photos published in the two oldest newspapers in Korea from 1920-2013. The results show that the direction of the drawings underwent a clear shift from the left to the right, but the direction of the photos did not change. This finding suggests a close psychological link between the habits of reading/writing and drawing that cannot be accounted for simply by an accidental correspondence across different cultures.
ISSN:1357-650X
1464-0678
DOI:10.1080/1357650X.2015.1047782