Domain generality and domain specificity in aesthetic appreciation
Publication date
2017-03-22
Document type
Research article
Author
Beudt, Susan
Organisational unit
ISSN
Series or journal
New ideas in psychology
Periodical volume
47
First page
91
Last page
102
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
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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