This research examined spatial perspective taking and its effect on the perception of other people’s emotionality. Adopting the perspective of another person is considered an important factor enhancing interpersonal and intergroup relations. However, it requires conscious effort and reflection. Therefore, the aim was to determine whether rotating spatial perspective places demands on cognitive resources, thereby affecting automatic perception of other people’s emotionality. Inspired by previous research, the authors developed the software used in this study. Participants were prompted to move objects on a bookshelf according to the directions of a person standing either on the opposite side of the bookshelf or next to them, on the same side. Using an infra-humanization scale, participants rated their own emotions and those of the person whose perspective they assumed. The results confirmed the hypotheses. Firstly, the need for perspective rotation resulted in decreased performance of the task (lower accuracy and longer time to complete). Secondly, perspective rotation conditions amplified the effect of infra-humanization, i.e., the partner was seen by the participant as less capable of experiencing uniquely human emotions. We can infer that the change of spatial perspective consumed cognitive resources, thereby promoting a simplified and automatic mode of perception.

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透视取景的意外后果：空间透视旋转对超人性化的影响

这项研究考察了空间视角的采用及其对他人情绪感知的影响。采纳另一个人的观点被认为是加强人际关系和群体间关系的重要因素。然而，它需要有意识的努力和反思。因此，目的是确定旋转空间视角是否对认知资源提出了要求，从而影响了对其他人情绪的自动感知。受先前研究的启发，作者开发了本研究中使用的软件。参与者被提示根据站在书架另一侧或旁边同一侧的人的方向移动书架上的物体。使用超人性化量表，参与者对他们自己的情绪以及他们所假设的观点的人的情绪进行了评估。结果证实了假设。首先，对透视旋转的需求导致任务性能下降（精度降低和完成时间更长）。其次，视角旋转条件放大了超人性化的影响，即参与者认为合作伙伴不太能够体验独特的人类情感。可以推断，空间视角的变化消耗了认知资源，从而促进了一种简化和自动化的感知模式。视角旋转条件放大了超人性化的效果，即参与者认为合作伙伴不太可能体验独特的人类情感。可以推断，空间视角的变化消耗了认知资源，从而促进了一种简化和自动化的感知模式。视角旋转条件放大了超人性化的影响，即参与者认为合作伙伴不太可能体验独特的人类情感。可以推断，空间视角的变化消耗了认知资源，从而促进了一种简化和自动化的感知模式。