The pleasantness of visual symmetry: always, never or sometimes.

There is evidence of a preference for visual symmetry. This is true from mate selection in the animal world to the aesthetic appreciation of works of art. It has been proposed that this preference is due to processing fluency, which engenders positive affect. But is visual symmetry pleasant? Evidenc...

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Main Authors: Anna Pecchinenda, Marco Bertamini, Alexis David James Makin, Nicole Ruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3962427?pdf=render