experimental aesthetics

the use of techniques of experimental psychology in the study of responses to natural objects or art forms and their components. Studies in experimental aesthetics may also involve the use of Gestalt and other concepts in analyzing emotional effects and preferences for colors and patterns.

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November 22nd 2024

precompetition anxiety

increased cognitive and physiological arousal before a competition. Precompetition anxiety may facilitate or inhibit performance, depending on the performer’s perception of readiness or apprehension. See debilitative anxiety; facilitative anxiety.