Unconscious Processing of Greenery in the Tourism Context: A Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Experiment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Tourism, Vacations, and Recovery
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression: Measuring Unconscious Processing
3.2. Stimuli
4. Results
4.1. Experiment 1
4.1.1. Experimental Instruments and Materials
4.1.2. Participants and Procedure
4.1.3. Results
4.2. Experiment 2
4.2.1. Experimental Instruments and Materials
4.2.2. Participants and Procedure
4.2.3. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Unconscious Processing Effects of Greenery
5.2. Limitations and Recommendations for Future Research
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Coverage of Greenery | Arousal | Pleasure | ||
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M | SD | M | SD | |
None | 5.08 | 0.793 | 6.00 | 0.853 |
Low | 5.58 | 0.669 | 6.42 | 0.996 |
High | 5.33 | 0.779 | 6.08 | 1.311 |
Control | 5.00 | 0.739 | 5.75 | 0.866 |
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Huang, X.; Jiang, H.; Lv, M. Unconscious Processing of Greenery in the Tourism Context: A Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Experiment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032144
Huang X, Jiang H, Lv M. Unconscious Processing of Greenery in the Tourism Context: A Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Experiment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032144
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Xiang, Hao Jiang, and Ming Lv. 2023. "Unconscious Processing of Greenery in the Tourism Context: A Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Experiment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 2144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032144