When viewing variations in paintings by Mondrian, aesthetic preferences correlate with pupil size

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-167

  Johnson, Morgan G ^a   Muday, Jeffrey A ^a   Schirillo, James A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic ratings; Balance; Mondrian; Oblique effect; Pupil diameter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956284646     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018155     Document Type: Article

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