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Do observers like curvature or do they dislike angularity?

Humans have a preference for curved over angular shapes, an effect noted by artists as well as scientists. It may be that people like smooth curves or that people dislike angles, or both. We investigated this phenomenon in four experiments. Using abstract shapes differing in type of contour (angular...

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Autores principales: Bertamini, Marco, Palumbo, Letizia, Gheorghes, Tamara Nicoleta, Galatsidas, Mai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25871463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12132