Smooth and Hard or Beautiful and Elegant? Experts’ Conceptual Structure of the Aesthetics of Materials
The present study’s aim was to examine whether interindividual differences in levels of expertise influence the aesthetic processing of materials. In particular, we elucidated experts’ conceptual structure of the aesthetics of different materials using a free list task and compared it to recent non-...
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| description | The present study’s aim was to examine whether interindividual differences in levels of expertise influence the aesthetic processing of materials. In particular, we elucidated experts’ conceptual structure of the aesthetics of different materials using a free list task and compared it to recent non-expert data. To this end, we asked 401 architects, designers, and interior designers to list adjectives that could be used to describe the aesthetics of materials. The experts listed a large number of sensorial as well as aesthetically evaluative terms. As measured in a supplementary study, a slight majority of the listed terms had a neutral valence, followed by a large proportion of positive terms. The term beautiful , frequently the preeminent term in aesthetics, was by no means one of the most relevant terms in both studies. The results suggest that the conceptual structure of the aesthetics of materials is multifaceted and expressive, and, to some extent, influenced by expertise. Furthermore, the findings indicate that concepts underlying materials aesthetics differ from other domains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-834c4ec94a284361a3f94c495d2f0f972022-12-22T02:43:12ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402022-05-011210.1177/21582440221096130Smooth and Hard or Beautiful and Elegant? Experts’ Conceptual Structure of the Aesthetics of MaterialsBarbara E. Marschallek0Thomas Jacobsen1Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, GermanyHelmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, GermanyThe present study’s aim was to examine whether interindividual differences in levels of expertise influence the aesthetic processing of materials. In particular, we elucidated experts’ conceptual structure of the aesthetics of different materials using a free list task and compared it to recent non-expert data. To this end, we asked 401 architects, designers, and interior designers to list adjectives that could be used to describe the aesthetics of materials. The experts listed a large number of sensorial as well as aesthetically evaluative terms. As measured in a supplementary study, a slight majority of the listed terms had a neutral valence, followed by a large proportion of positive terms. The term beautiful , frequently the preeminent term in aesthetics, was by no means one of the most relevant terms in both studies. The results suggest that the conceptual structure of the aesthetics of materials is multifaceted and expressive, and, to some extent, influenced by expertise. Furthermore, the findings indicate that concepts underlying materials aesthetics differ from other domains.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221096130 |
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| title | Smooth and Hard or Beautiful and Elegant? Experts’ Conceptual Structure of the Aesthetics of Materials |
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| title_short | Smooth and Hard or Beautiful and Elegant? Experts’ Conceptual Structure of the Aesthetics of Materials |
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