Aesthetic Emotions and Aesthetic People: Openness Predicts Sensitivity to Novelty in the Experiences of Interest and Pleasure

There is a stable relationship between the Openness/Intellect domain of personality and aesthetic engagement. However, neither of these are simple constructs and while the relationship exists process based evidence explaining the relationship is still lacking. The current research looked to clarify...

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Main Authors: Kirill eFayn, Carolyn eMacCann, Niko eTiliopoulos, Paul J. Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01877/full