Just how stable are stable aesthetic features? Symmetry, complexity, and the jaws of massive familiarization

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-250

  Tinio, Pablo P L ^a   Leder, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Complexity; Familiarization; Mere exposure; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; VISION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEAUTY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749093336     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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