http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/perception Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:51:00 -0400 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:51:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1734/the-impact-of-background-stimuli-on-the-perception-of-fear-in-facial-expressions By Stephanie Kwon - Byrnes (1983) found bright colors were associated with positive emotions (e.g., happiness) and dark colors were associated with negative (e.g., sadness) emotions. Emotion is communicated through facial expressions which are a form of nonverbal communication (VandenBos, 2007). The current study examined the impact of background stimulation (static, blue, and black) on the perception of fear (Frith, 2009) in facial expressions. Fear is relevant because fearful facial expressions are important for communicating to others about potential threats (Beck, Cardini, Ladavas, & Bertini, 2015). 30 undergraduate... Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:45 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1734/the-impact-of-background-stimuli-on-the-perception-of-fear-in-facial-expressions http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/823/public-perceptions-of-media-bias-a-meta-analysis-of-american-media-outlets-during-the-2012-presidential-election By Daniel Quackenbush - There has been a considerable surge of scholastic inquiry in recent years into understanding the factors responsible for the fluctuating levels of public trust in the American news media. With every election year, the American public continues to perpetuate the stereotype that the American news media is ideologically biased, negatively shaping other citizens' views of the American political system and impacting their willingness to participate in the electoral process. This study asserts that the likely factors contributing to public perception of a liberal media bias are indicative of the ideological... Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:31 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/823/public-perceptions-of-media-bias-a-meta-analysis-of-american-media-outlets-during-the-2012-presidential-election http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/816/art-hallucination-and-embodiment By Nick Davis - This essay will discuss visual perception as well as examine the relationship between art and hallucination. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section will explore phenomenological aspects of the Ayahuasca hallucinations described in Benny Shanon‟s book Antipodes of the Mind. In the second section, it will analyze certain aspects of abstract art. This art style will be used because it enables the viewer to form their own image from the constituent elements of the piece. With these two sections, the experience of hallucinations will be likened to viewing the world as an... Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:27 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/816/art-hallucination-and-embodiment http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/767/visualizing-sound-effects-of-pitch-height-and-tonality-on-luminance-matching By Naomi F. Maxwell - Synesthesia, a perceptual condition in which two or more senses intermix, has elicited research on cross-modal perception in general. Previous studies have found similar patterns of matching color to sound among synesthetes and non-synesthetes. This study tested a sample of non-synesthetes for consistent patterns of luminance matching in response to triads varying in pitch height (high versus low) and tonality (major versus minor). A repeated-measures ANOVA revealed significant main effects for both variables, which suggests that non-synesthetic populations are able to make consistent associations... Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:17 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/767/visualizing-sound-effects-of-pitch-height-and-tonality-on-luminance-matching http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/757/student-perceptions-about-campus-drinking-policies-and-potential-impact-on-alcohol-consumption By Giuliana Ruiz-Moreno, Stephanie Mihich, And Carrie Lloyd - Despite stringent drinking policies among various colleges and universities, inappropriate alcohol consumption continues to persist among college students (e.g., DeJong, Towvim, & Schneider, 2007; Lavigne, Witt, Wood, Laforge, & DeJong, 2008; Turner, Perkins, & Bauerle, 2008). This study was conducted with 210 college students. Their perceptions of the drinking policy were assessed using the 2001 Survey of College Alcohol Norms and Behavior (SCANB, National Institutes of Health, 2002). The researchers hypothesized that students' attitudes towards drinking and their support of their... Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/757/student-perceptions-about-campus-drinking-policies-and-potential-impact-on-alcohol-consumption http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/756/how-do-i-look-the-impact-of-compliments-on-self-perceived-attractiveness By Olga Yatsenko - The present study investigates the effect of a compliment on self-perceived attractiveness and then compares this effect between genders. Participants (48 university students, consisting of 24 females and 24 males with a mean age of 20.25 [SD = 1.26]) were asked to complete a questionnaire about self-perceived attractiveness, with half of each gender doing so immediately after receiving a subtle complement. Analysis found a significant main effect of the compliment, but no significant main effects of gender or the interaction of the two variables. The findings imply that compliments lead to higher... Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/756/how-do-i-look-the-impact-of-compliments-on-self-perceived-attractiveness http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/382/human-constructions-and-changing-perceptions-in-w-g-sebalds-the-rings-of-saturn By Kristina S. Ten - High school science textbooks are quick to point out that virtually everything in existence today was at some point formed by the intense heat, pressure and combustion of past stars. All the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are formed in stars and, during supernova explosions, disperse throughout space. The heavier elements go into forming new planets that surround newly formed stars. If new life happens to form on these planets, it does so using preexisting materials like iron, calcium and carbon: the same elements found in our blood, bones and DNA. Science teachers will usually end... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:02 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/382/human-constructions-and-changing-perceptions-in-w-g-sebalds-the-rings-of-saturn http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/293/implications-of-the-split-brain-a-consideration-of-nagel By Ethan B. Rubin - In his article “Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness,” Thomas Nagel suggests that the ordinary conception of a unified mind is misled. To support his claim, he turns to data concerning patients whose corpus callosum has been severed. Because the two hemispheres of the brain depend on the corpus callosum for direct communication, the behavior of these patients in specific experimental settings implies two centers of consciousness rather than one. Nagel proposes a series of explanations for this behavior that assume unity of the mind and rejects each in turn. He concludes that... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/293/implications-of-the-split-brain-a-consideration-of-nagel