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CATEGORIES:CMS seminar series in the Faculty of Music
SUMMARY: Aesthetic Sensitivity - Ana Clemente\, Psychology
  department\, University of the Balearic Islands
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UID:TALK165988AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/165988
DESCRIPTION:We constantly make decisions and behave according 
 to how much we like something. Indeed\, the abilit
 y to value objects\, situations and events based o
 n sensory features is a fundamental aspect of cogn
 ition and crucial for survival. But what makes us 
 like something? Why do we like different things an
 d different object features in different ways? To 
 investigate these phenomena\, we define aesthetic 
 sensitivity as the extent to which people rely on 
 a particular feature when evaluating an object. Th
 us\, for example\, someone who likes symmetrical d
 esigns but not asymmetric ones would be aesthetica
 lly sensitive to symmetry. In contrast\, someone w
 hose liking is not affected by this feature would 
 be aesthetically insensitive to it. However\, this
  seemingly obvious and intuitive idea of aesthetic
  sensibility is relatively novel and certainly gro
 undbreaking. Indeed\, this research constitutes a 
 thorough revision of the idea of aesthetic sensiti
 vity that strengthens an integral renewal of the f
 ield of empirical aesthetics recently proposed by 
 Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal. Specifically\, it pr
 ovides theoretical\, methodological\, and empirica
 l grounds in favour of this conception of aestheti
 c sensitivity\, contributing a historical-critical
  review of the origin and development of the idea 
 of aesthetic sensitivity\, a new theoretical appro
 ach aligned with current neuroscientific knowledge
 \, novel methodological tools to investigate psych
 ological constructs\, and empirical evidence based
  on this conception that advances the scientific u
 nderstanding of sensory valuation. Therefore\, the
  value and relevance of this research are manifold
 \, as it entails profound epistemological consider
 ations\, provides new tools and empirical evidence
 \, poses new research questions\, and paves the wa
 y for further scientific inquiry into sensory valu
 ation by establishing an advantageous platform for
  scientific research.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 1\, Faculty of Music (11 West Road\, 
 Cambridge\, CB3 9DP)\; Zoom meeting: https://cam-a
 c-uk.zoom.us/j/95546584112?pwd=RGlqeUZNQmNBNDlpOUh
 hM0hHRSt5UT09 Meeting ID: 955 4658 4112 Passcode: 
 195604
CONTACT:Xi Zhang
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