Moving the eye of the beholder: Motor components in vision determine aesthetic preference

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1220-1224

  Topolinski, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

extraocular muscles; fluency; mere exposure; preference; vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ESTHETICS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; ESTHETICS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 78649888053     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610378308     Document Type: Article

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