- Empirical Aesthetics: An Overview
- One Hundred Years of Empirical Aesthetics: Fechner to Berlyne (1876–1976)
- Revisiting Fechner’s Methods
- The Link between Empirical Aesthetics and Philosophy
- Appreciation Modes in Empirical Aesthetics
- Exploring the Landscape of Emotion in Aesthetic Experience
- The Neurobiology of Sensory Valuation
- The Evolution of Aesthetics and Beauty
- Historiometric Methods
- Observation Method in Empirical Aesthetics
- Observational Drawing Research Methods
- Implicit Measures in the Aesthetic Domain
- The Study of Eye Movements in Empirical Aesthetics
- Electrophysiology
- Functional Neuroimaging in Empirical Aesthetics and Neuroaesthetics
- Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: Contribution to Research in Neuroaesthetics
- Integrated Methods: A Call for Integrative and Interdisciplinary Aesthetics Research
- The Role of Collative Variables in Aesthetic Experiences
- Processing Fluency
- The Use of Visual Statistical Features in Empirical Aesthetics
- Color
- The Study of Symmetry in Empirical Aesthetics
- The Curvature Effect
- Facial Attractiveness
- The Empirical Aesthetics of Music
- The Aesthetics of Action and Movement
- Aesthetics of Dance
- The Audio-Visual Aesthetics of Music and Dance
- Aesthetic Responses to Architecture
- Aesthetics, Technology, and Popular Movies
- Empirical Aesthetics of Poetry
- Aesthetic Responses to the Characters, Plots, Worlds, and Style of Stories
- The Role of Attention, Executive Processes, and Memory in Aesthetic Experience
- Children’s Appreciation of Art
- The Influence of Expertise on Aesthetics
- The Influence of Personality on Aesthetic Preferences
- Aesthetic Sensitivity
- Cross-Cultural Empirical Aesthetics
- The General Impact of Context on Aesthetic Experience
- Empirical Aesthetics: Context, Extra Information, and Framing
- Studying Empirical Aesthetics in Museum Contexts
- Aesthetic Experience in Everyday Environments
- The Impact of the Social Context on Aesthetic Experience
- Design and Aesthetics
- The Role of Empirical Aesthetics in Consumer Behavior
- On the Empirical Aesthetics of Plating
Abstract and Keywords
When considering the cognitive processes involved in aesthetic experiences, one approach is to focus on the different components in the cognitive system. In this chapter, research on the roles of dual-mode processing, cognitive effort and control, and memory in the aesthetic experience are reviewed. Automatic and controlled processes, respectively, appear to be engaged at different times when viewing art, with one’s goal (e.g., forming a quick impression of art or closely evaluating an artwork) determining how those processes are utilized. Shifts in cognitive control affect how art is processed, as well as attention and memory load demands at the time art is being viewed. Memory comes into play when considering how knowledge about art and expertise is used. Overall, the growing literature on cognitive processing of art and related brain imaging research is producing numerous exciting findings of interest both to the researcher and to persons working in the arts.
Keywords: Dual-mode processing, memory, cognitive control, automatic and controlled processes
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
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- Empirical Aesthetics: An Overview
- One Hundred Years of Empirical Aesthetics: Fechner to Berlyne (1876–1976)
- Revisiting Fechner’s Methods
- The Link between Empirical Aesthetics and Philosophy
- Appreciation Modes in Empirical Aesthetics
- Exploring the Landscape of Emotion in Aesthetic Experience
- The Neurobiology of Sensory Valuation
- The Evolution of Aesthetics and Beauty
- Historiometric Methods
- Observation Method in Empirical Aesthetics
- Observational Drawing Research Methods
- Implicit Measures in the Aesthetic Domain
- The Study of Eye Movements in Empirical Aesthetics
- Electrophysiology
- Functional Neuroimaging in Empirical Aesthetics and Neuroaesthetics
- Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: Contribution to Research in Neuroaesthetics
- Integrated Methods: A Call for Integrative and Interdisciplinary Aesthetics Research
- The Role of Collative Variables in Aesthetic Experiences
- Processing Fluency
- The Use of Visual Statistical Features in Empirical Aesthetics
- Color
- The Study of Symmetry in Empirical Aesthetics
- The Curvature Effect
- Facial Attractiveness
- The Empirical Aesthetics of Music
- The Aesthetics of Action and Movement
- Aesthetics of Dance
- The Audio-Visual Aesthetics of Music and Dance
- Aesthetic Responses to Architecture
- Aesthetics, Technology, and Popular Movies
- Empirical Aesthetics of Poetry
- Aesthetic Responses to the Characters, Plots, Worlds, and Style of Stories
- The Role of Attention, Executive Processes, and Memory in Aesthetic Experience
- Children’s Appreciation of Art
- The Influence of Expertise on Aesthetics
- The Influence of Personality on Aesthetic Preferences
- Aesthetic Sensitivity
- Cross-Cultural Empirical Aesthetics
- The General Impact of Context on Aesthetic Experience
- Empirical Aesthetics: Context, Extra Information, and Framing
- Studying Empirical Aesthetics in Museum Contexts
- Aesthetic Experience in Everyday Environments
- The Impact of the Social Context on Aesthetic Experience
- Design and Aesthetics
- The Role of Empirical Aesthetics in Consumer Behavior
- On the Empirical Aesthetics of Plating