Event Title
Understanding the Aesthetic Judgements and Art Viewings
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Poster- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
The purpose of our investigation is to further explore the emotions that underlie our aesthetic judgments. Previous studies have suggested that fear, happiness, and disgust are all prominent emotions influencing our appreciation of art. However, two studies have revealed conflicting results: one found that fear increases positive aesthetic judgments and happiness does not (Eskine, Kacinik, & Prinz, 2012) whereas another studied indicated that happiness does increase positive aesthetic judgments (Flexas A. et. al., 2013). There is confusion among the results of these two studies, so we would like to clarify the results through a similar study on how happiness and fear influence our aesthetic judgments.
Faculty Sponsor
Travis Carter
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Psychology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
963
Understanding the Aesthetic Judgements and Art Viewings
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
The purpose of our investigation is to further explore the emotions that underlie our aesthetic judgments. Previous studies have suggested that fear, happiness, and disgust are all prominent emotions influencing our appreciation of art. However, two studies have revealed conflicting results: one found that fear increases positive aesthetic judgments and happiness does not (Eskine, Kacinik, & Prinz, 2012) whereas another studied indicated that happiness does increase positive aesthetic judgments (Flexas A. et. al., 2013). There is confusion among the results of these two studies, so we would like to clarify the results through a similar study on how happiness and fear influence our aesthetic judgments.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/63