Aesthetic preferences and the attribution of meaning: Environmental categorization processes in the evaluation of urban scenes

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-26

  Galindo, M A Paz ^a   Hidalgo, M A Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

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EID: 14844321864     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590444000104     Document Type: Article

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