The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty
In this paper, we would review the different psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty for visually beautiful stimuli. We examine models which may help detail the psychological processes of the experience of beauty, encompassing the emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors. T...
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| author | Yam, Shu Hao Nurul Wahidah Mohd Tambee |
| author2 | Ho Moon-Ho Ringo |
| author_facet | Ho Moon-Ho Ringo Yam, Shu Hao Nurul Wahidah Mohd Tambee |
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| description | In this paper, we would review the different psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty for visually beautiful stimuli. We examine models which may help detail the psychological processes of the experience of beauty, encompassing the emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors. These models and processes would be analysed in light of evidence stemming from neurobiological and empirical studies. These findings are incorporated and integrated to bring forth our suggestion for a new information-processing model for the experience of beauty with regard to visually beautiful stimuli. We find that the experience of beauty is an objectified, largely intrinsic, positively-valenced, highly arousing experience within which individuals perceive the stimuli as something intensely pleasant and deeply meaningful to their selves. The limitations of studies in the experience of beauty are also highlighted, and future studies recommended to increase understanding on the neural, psychological, and physiological aspects of the experience of beauty. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/603272019-12-10T13:23:10Z The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty Yam, Shu Hao Nurul Wahidah Mohd Tambee Ho Moon-Ho Ringo School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition In this paper, we would review the different psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty for visually beautiful stimuli. We examine models which may help detail the psychological processes of the experience of beauty, encompassing the emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors. These models and processes would be analysed in light of evidence stemming from neurobiological and empirical studies. These findings are incorporated and integrated to bring forth our suggestion for a new information-processing model for the experience of beauty with regard to visually beautiful stimuli. We find that the experience of beauty is an objectified, largely intrinsic, positively-valenced, highly arousing experience within which individuals perceive the stimuli as something intensely pleasant and deeply meaningful to their selves. The limitations of studies in the experience of beauty are also highlighted, and future studies recommended to increase understanding on the neural, psychological, and physiological aspects of the experience of beauty. Bachelor of Arts 2014-05-26T07:53:27Z 2014-05-26T07:53:27Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60327 en Nanyang Technological University 46 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition Yam, Shu Hao Nurul Wahidah Mohd Tambee The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title | The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title_full | The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title_fullStr | The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title_full_unstemmed | The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title_short | The psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| title_sort | psychological processes underlying the experience of beauty |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60327 |
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