Aesthetic Judgments of Novel Graphic Patterns: Analyses of Individual Judgments:

摘要: Aesthetic judgments were investigated using a combined nomothetic and idiographic approach. Participants judged novel graphic patterns with respect to their own personal definitions of “beauty” Judgment analysis was employed derive individual case models judgment strategies as well group model. As predicted, symmetry had the highest correlations aesthetic beauty. Stimulus complexity second-highest correlate positive evaluation. Thus, there agreement at level. The analyses, however, indicated substantial differences. These included use or cues that contrary main use, e.g., few participants considered nonsymmetric more beautiful. findings suggest exclusive consideration model would have leveled differences been misleading. is significant; analyses represent in...