Identification of visual dimensions in photographs using multidimensional scaling techniques |
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Authors: | Marina Stock Mclsaac Mary Lou Mosley Naomi Story |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Technology & Library Science, Arizona State University, 85267 Tempe, AZ;(2) Maricopa Community Colleges, Phoenix, AZ |
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Abstract: | An examination of underlying visual dimensions commonly perceived in photographs was conducted using multidimensional scaling
techniques. Fifteen male and female university graduate students individually examined 34 photographs chosen to represent
a broad range of visual topics. Similarity judgments between photographs were used for multidimensional scaling, while subject
interview data were used to describe meaningful visual concepts. Results indicate that pictures were grouped in clusters along
three observable dimensions. Life, nature, and culture emerged as the dimensions of primary importance to viewers. This suggests
the existence of universal meaning systems in visuals for communicating denotative and connotative meaning and presents experimental
variables for future hypothesis testing.
We gratefully acknowledge David Lancy’s inspiration and Ed Greenberg’s significant contribution to this work. |
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