Implicit association of symmetry with positive valence, high arousal and simplicity

i-Perception

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 317-327

  Bertamini, Marco ^a   Makin, Alexis ^a   Rampone, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IAT; Perception of symmetry; Valence; Visual aesthetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880938587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20416695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/i0601jw     Document Type: Article

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