Screen LibraryThe Cambridge handbook of the psychology of aesthetics and the arts /
"The psychology of aesthetics and the arts is dedicated to the study of our experiences of the visual arts, music, literature, film, performances, architecture and design; our experiences of beauty and ugliness; our preferences and dislikes; and our everyday perceptions of things in our world....
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge handbooks in psychology
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| Summary: |
"The psychology of aesthetics and the arts is dedicated to the study of our experiences of the visual arts, music, literature, film, performances, architecture and design; our experiences of beauty and ugliness; our preferences and dislikes; and our everyday perceptions of things in our world. The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts is a foundational volume presenting an overview of the key concepts and theories of the discipline where readers can learn about the questions that are being asked and become acquainted with the perspectives and methodologies used to a |
| Carrier Form: | xxv, 620 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107026285 (hardback) : 1107026288 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | BH301 |
| CLC: |
J0-05 B83-02 |
| Call Number: | B83-02/C178 |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: Part I. Concepts, Theories, and Methods: 1. Introduction by the editors Jeffrey K. Smith and Pablo P.L. Tinio; 2. Empirical aesthetics: hindsight and foresight Oshin Vartanian; 3. Philosophy of art and empirical aesthetics: resistance and rapprochement William P. Seeley; 4. Theoretical foundations for an empirical aesthetics Gerald C. Cupchik; 5. Aesthetics assessment Aaron Kozbelt and James C. Kaufman; Part II. Perspectives and Approaches to Art and Aesthetics: 6. Beyond perception: information processing approaches to art appreciation Helmut Leder; 7. Psych Locher; 11. 'Mute, motionless, variegated rectangles': aesthetics and photography I.C. McManus and Katherina Stöver; 12. Aesthetic responses to design: a battle of impulses Paul Hekkert; 13. From music perception to an integrative framework for the psychology of aesthetics Stefan Koelsch; 14. Theatre and dance: another pathway to understanding human nature Thalia R. Goldstein and Rebecca Yasskin; 15. Arts education, academic achievement, and cognitive ability Swathi Swaminathan and E. Glenn Schellenberg; 16. Aesthetics and the built environment: no painting or musical piece can compare And Unusual aesthetic states Emily C. Nusbaum and Paul J. Silvia; 22. Personality and aesthetic experiences Viren Swami and Adrian Furnham; 23. Hokusai and Fuji: cognition, convention and pictorial invention in Japanese pictorial arts David Bell; Part V. Pulling It All Together: 24. And all that jazz: rigour and relevance in the psychology of aesthetics and the arts Pablo P.L. Tinio and Jeffrey K. Smith. |