Sensory processing sensitivity and its relation to sensation seeking

Acevedo, Bianca P.; Aron, Elaine N.; Aron, Arthur; Cooper, Tracy; Marhenke, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.crbeha.2023.100100

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“…By establishing a novel link between spicy taste and the ego-moving metaphor, our research contributes to the existing literature in mainly four aspects. First and in general, our research enriches the growing body of literature on the multisensory influence (e.g., Acevedo et al, 2023;Saunders et al, 2018;Spence, 2021) on all aspects of life (Costa-López et al, 2021). Second, despite not being counted as one of the five basic tastes, spicy taste enjoys rising global desirability and is in dire need of further research in the academia (Spence, 2018).…”

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Spice up the moment: The influence of spicy taste on people's metaphorical perspectives on time

Qin

2024

Perception

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Embodied cognition contends that sensorimotor experiences undergird cognitive processes. Three embodied cross-domain metaphorical mappings constitute quintessential illustrations: spatial navigation and orientation underpin the conceptualization of time and emotion and gustatory sensation underlies the formulation of emotion. Threading together these strands of insights, the present research consisted of three studies explored the potential influence of spicy taste on people's metaphorical perspectives on time. The results revealed a positive correlation between spicy taste and the ego-moving metaphor for time such that individuals who enjoyed spicy taste (Study 1) and who consumed spicy (vs. salty) snack (Study 2) exhibited a predilection for the ego-moving perspective when cognizing a temporally ambiguous event. Because both spicy taste and the ego-moving metaphor are associated with anger and approach motivation, the latter two were postulated to be related to the novel taste-time relationship. Corroborative evidence for the hypothesis was found, which indicated that spicy (vs. salty) intake elicited significantly stronger anger toward and significantly greater approach-motivated perception of a rescheduled temporal event (Study 3). Taken together, the current findings demonstrate that spicy taste may play a role in people's perspectives on the movement of events in time and highlight the involved embodied interrelation between language, emotion, and cognition.

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confidence: 66%

Spice up the moment: The influence of spicy taste on people's metaphorical perspectives on time

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2024

Perception

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“…Only Acevedo et al (2023) have so far investigated the relationship between sensation seeking and sensory processing sensitivity. They used the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and other inventories, including a new scale without items mapping risk-taking and high impulsivity.…”

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“…We also wanted to investigate more closely the issue of low sensitives vs. high sensitives and sensation seeking. Sensory processing sensitivity and sensation seeking could be theoretically connected as suggested by further developments of arousal theories with integration of biochemical, psychopharmacological, neuropsychological, personality, clinical and sociopsychological factors (Acevedo et al, 2023;Zuckerman, 2014). Low sensitives could prefer higher levels of stimulus intensity than high sensitives, and actively seek to increase sensory stimulation.…”

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Sensory processing sensitivity is negatively associated with sensation seeking

Watten,

Volden,

Trå

2024

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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BackgroundThis study investigated the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and sensation seeking.Participants and procedureThe sample consisted of 625 subjects (n women = 225, n men = 400). Sensory processing sensitivity was assessed using the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS), and sensation seeking with the Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking (AISS).ResultsAISS accounted for 11.1% of the variance in HSPS. Regression analyses revealed a negative association between AISS Intensity and HSPS. There was no significant association between AISS Novelty and HSPS. Men exhibited lower scores on HSPS but displayed higher scores on AISS Novelty and AISS Intensity compared to women.ConclusionsWe found gender differences and a negative association between sensory processing sensitivity and the intensity dimension of sensation seeking. The results confirm that HSPS captures the intensity of complex sensory stimulation. Sensory processing sensitivity and sensation seeking could be seen as theoretically connected and overlapping phenomena.

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