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An Assessment of the Relationship Between Cognitive Design Knowledge and Aesthetics in the Visual Arts
| Title: | An Assessment of the Relationship Between Cognitive Design Knowledge and Aesthetics in the Visual Arts. |
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| Name(s): |
Gillespie, Charles A. Floyd, Marilyn J., Thesis advisor Dziuban, Charles D., Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 1984 | |
| Date Issued: | 1984 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 104 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to compare the aesthetic tastes of subjects with formal design training to the aesthetic tastes of the general population. The Graves Design Judgment Test was used as the Design Knowledge set of data in this correlational Ex post facto study. The visual art stimuli were chosen by a panel of art experts using dual 7 point bipolar scales for realism and design. Visual art stimuli were reproduced from various worldwide gallery and museum collections. A diverse set of art stimuli subject matter was used to minimize content preference by subjects. A multivariate analysis of variance, a correlation matrix, regression analysis, and principle components were used to statistically discern a significant difference between the groups studied. The group with a high cognate knowledge of design showed a preference for non-objective or abstract art more than the group without cognate design knowledge. Analysis of variance found a significant difference at the .05 level between the two groups' preferences for non-objective art but revealed no significant difference at the .05 level for either group's preferences for realism. The results of this study are consistent with earlier art preference research describing differences in trained and untrained subjects' preferences. | |
| Identifier: | FA00000667 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
College of Education Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984. FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection Collection |
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| Subject(s): |
Art--Philosophy Art--Study and teaching Art appreciation Art criticism Aesthetics |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000667 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
