Empirical Studies of the Arts

Sure, I'm Creative—But Not in Mathematics!: Self-Reported Creativity in Diverse Domains

James C. Kaufman, John Baer · 2004 · 267 citations

Management, Educational Psychology, Psychology +16

Do People Prefer Curved Objects? Angularity, Expertise, and Aesthetic Preference

Paul J. Silvia, Christopher M. Barona · 2008 · 253 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Aesthetics +9

Cognitive Appraisals and Interest in Visual Art: Exploring an Appraisal Theory of Aesthetic Emotions

Paul J. Silvia · 2005 · 230 citations

Humanities, Social Psychology, Aesthetics +14

The Assessment of Art Attributes

Anjan Chatterjee, Page Widick, Rebecca Sternschein et al. · 2010 · 222 citations

Arts, Fine Arts, Conceptual Art +9

Visual Complexity and Beauty Appreciation: Explaining the Divergence of Results

Marcos Nadal, Enric Munar, Gisèle Marty et al. · 2010 · 197 citations

Humanities, Psychology, Vision Science +17