environmental aesthetics

analysis of the role of natural objects and environmental characteristics in judgments of beauty, scenic quality, or visual preference. Aesthetic judgments may be heightened by moderate levels of complexity as conveyed, for example, by moving water or views from a height.

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Psychology term of the day

November 22nd 2024

cortical–subcortical motor loop

a loop, made up of projections between the motor cortex and structures in the basal ganglia and the thalamus, that monitors and sequences ongoing motor behaviors.