Preference for Curvilinear Contour in Interior Architectural Spaces: Evidence From Experts and Nonexperts

被引：46

作者：

Vartanian, Oshin ^{[1
]}

Navarrete, Gorka ^{[2
]}

Chatterjee, Anjan ^{[3
]}

Fich, Lars Brorson ^{[4
]}

Leder, Helmut ^{[5
]}

Modrono, Cristian ^{[6
]}

Rostrup, Nicolai ^{[7
,8
,9
]}

Skov, Martin ^{[10
,11
]}

Corradi, Guido ^{[12
,13
]}

Nadal, Marcos ^{[12
,13
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychol, 100 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada

[2] Univ Adolfo Ibanez, Sch Psychol, Ctr Social & Cognit Neurosci, Santiago, Chile

[3] Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[4] Aalborg Univ, Dept Architecture Design & Media Technol, Aalborg, Denmark

[5] Univ Vienna, Fac Psychol & Cognit Sci Res Platform, Vienna, Austria

[6] Univ La Laguna, Dept Basic Med Sci, San Cristobal la Laguna, Spain

[7] Royal Danish Acad Fine Arts, Sch Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark

[8] Royal Danish Acad Fine Arts, Sch Design, Copenhagen, Denmark

[9] Royal Danish Acad Fine Arts, Sch Conservat, Copenhagen, Denmark

[10] Univ Copenhagen, Hvidovre Hosp, Danish Res Ctr Magnet Resonance, Copenhagen, Denmark

[11] Copenhagen Business Sch, Ctr Decis Neurosci, Copenhagen, Denmark

[12] Univ Balearic Isl, Human Evolut & Cognit Grp EvoCog, Palma De Mallorca, Spain

[13] CSIC, IFISC, Palma De Mallorca, Spain

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY OF AESTHETICS CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS | 2019年 / 13卷 / 01期

关键词：

architecture; design; contour; angularity; expertise; CURVATURE; APPRECIATION; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1037/aca0000150

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Much evidence suggests that preference for curvilinear visual contour is robust. We collected data from experts (i.e., self-identified architects and designers) and nonexperts to test the hypothesis that expertise moderates one's sensitivity to curvilinear contour within architectural spaces. When assessing beauty, experts found rectilinear spaces less beautiful than curvilinear spaces, whereas contour had no effect on beauty judgments among nonexperts. In contrast, when making approach-avoidance decisions, nonexperts were more likely to opt to enter curvilinear than rectilinear spaces, whereas contour had no effect on approach-avoidance decisions among experts. These results bolster the case for the importance of contour as an important and potentially adaptive feature in architecture and design, but stress the impact of expertise on its aesthetic and motivational relevance.

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页码：110 / 116

页数：7