Instrumentality, aesthetics and symbolism of physical artifacts as triggers of emotion

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-112

  Rafaeli, Anat ^a   Vilnai Yavetz, Iris ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Emotion; Instrumentality; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010618248     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463922031000086735     Document Type: Article

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