PMID- 29033870
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1664-1078 (Print)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Electronic)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Linking)
VI  - 8
DP  - 2017
TI  - Motivational Objects in Natural Scenes (MONS): A Database of >800 Objects.
PG  - 1669
LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01669 [doi]
LID - 1669
AB  - 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 three versions. Ratings on motivation, valence, arousal 
      and recognizability were obtained using internet-based questionnaires. Since the 
      main objective was to provide stimuli of well-defined motivational value, three 
      motivation scales were used: (1) Desire to own the object; (2) Approach/Avoid; 
      (3) Desire to interact with the object. Three sets of ratings were obtained in 
      independent sets of observers: for all 805 objects presented on a neutral 
      background, for 321 critical objects presented in their scene context, and for 
      the entire scenes. On the basis of the motivational ratings, objects were 
      subdivided into aversive, neutral, and appetitive categories. The MONS database 
      will provide a standardized basis for future studies on motivational value under 
      realistic conditions.
FAU - Schomaker, Judith
AU  - Schomaker J
AD  - Department of Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
FAU - Rau, Elias M
AU  - Rau EM
AD  - Department of Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
FAU - Einhauser, Wolfgang
AU  - Einhauser W
AD  - Institute of Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany.
AD  - Department of Neurophysics, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
FAU - Wittmann, Bianca C
AU  - Wittmann BC
AD  - Department of Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170926
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Psychol
JT  - Frontiers in psychology
JID - 101550902
PMC - PMC5626981
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - arousal
OT  - motivational value
OT  - objects
OT  - scenes
EDAT- 2017/10/17 06:00
MHDA- 2017/10/17 06:01
PMCR- 2017/09/26
CRDT- 2017/10/17 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/09/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/10/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/10/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/10/17 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/09/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01669 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Psychol. 2017 Sep 26;8:1669. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01669. eCollection 
      2017.