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Prototype principle explains aesthetics for general visual experiences beyond isolated objects

2026-07-23

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<p>A salient aspect of our daily visual experiences is the aesthetic impressions. Why do we enjoy some views but not others? Researchers have found visual attributes that we enjoy seeing for colors, shapes, and objects, and even for human faces and bodies; however, aesthetic preferences for holistic visual experiences—views that encompass many different objects and attributes—remain largely undescribed. What princ...

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Literature Corpus work: ae2c3823-8ede-5c65-8151-8f09687f398c
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/a5v7m_v1

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