Bruinsma, Barend (2023) The Effect of Emotional Valence on Information Processes of Aesthetic Judgements. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study examined the influence of the valence of aesthetic emotions on aesthetic judgement using the framework of the Vienna integrated model of top-down and bottom-up processes in art perception (VIMAP). A unique experiment was setup in which peers could bring an artwork that was meaningful to them and discuss it. Results showed no significant correlation between emotional valence and aesthetic judgement, suggesting that the interpretation of art encompasses additional factors beyond emotional valence. Furthermore, because of the social nature of the experiment, social dynamics and interpersonal influences on art perception are discussed in light of an unexpectedly high count of aesthetic judgement of high interest and knowledge of the artworks. Also, this study has demonstrated that emotional valence might play a role as a tool for further sensemaking and understanding of art, rather than changing the perception of it. As a second research question, the suitability was studied for the use of the VIMAP, an inherently visual model, for describing the judgement of non-visual art. Results showed that the VIMAP was very much applicable to non-visual art, and the use of a transfer learning process further increased the validity of this conclusion. The biggest limitation in this study was generalizability, which was a problem so such an extent that it would be unjustifiable to infer these conclusions to the general population. Therefore, this study functioned mostly as a pilot, and recommendations are made to repeat the experiment using a more representative sample.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schino, G. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2023 14:39 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2023 14:39 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2475 |
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