Domain generality and domain specificity in aesthetic appreciation
Publication date
2017-03-22
Document type
Research article
Author
Beudt, Susan
Organisational unit
Publisher
Elsevier
Series or journal
New ideas in psychology
ISSN
Periodical volume
47
First page
91
Last page
102
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Language
English
Keyword
Experimental aesthetics
Aesthetic appreciation
Domain generality
Domain specificity
Abstract
Aesthetic appreciation is looked at with respect to domain generality and domain specificity. Within the classic cognitive paradigm, modality- and domain-specific receptive processes are explored. These are then complemented with central processing structures. These reveal domain-specific as well as domain-general processing. Extending the classic cognitive science approach, the role of emotion in aesthetic appreciation is also explored. While domain-specific models of aesthetic appreciation are clearly called for, there are also numerous domain-general subprocesses and structures.
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