Aesthetic preference: Anomalous findings for Berlyne's psychobiological theory  

Oleh:

Martindale, Colin ; Moore, Katheleen ; Borkum, Jonathan

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Psychology vol. 103 no. 1 (1990), page 54.
Topik: Berylne Theory; Aesthetic Preference
Fulltext: 1423259.pdf (2.66MB)

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Seven experiments were conducted to test predictions derived from Berlyne's theory of aesthetic preference. According to this theory, preference is an inverted-U function of arousal potential; the determinants of arousal po- tential are summed, with the consequence that an increase in the amount of one determinant leads to a decrease in the maximally preferred level of other determinants; and collative properties, such as complexity, are the most important predictors of preference. The experiments taken together supported none of these predictions. Preference tended to be related to its determinants by monotonic or U-shaped functions. The predicted trade-off among the determinants of preference was not generally present. Semantic factors rather than collative properties were the most important determi- nants of preference.

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