interestingness

interestingness

n. in psychological aesthetics, that quality in a work of art that arouses interest rather than pleasure. Interestingness tends to increase with the levels of complexity and uncertainty in the work.

Related Terms

cluster headache

cluster headache an extremely severe unilateral headache, t...

quantal hypothesis (quantal theory)

Sorry, "quantal-hypothesis-quantal-theory" is not in the Dictionary of Psycholog...

role

role n. a coherent set of behaviors expected of an individu...

childhood autism

childhood autism see autism.

semantic jargon

semantic jargon a symptom of fluent aphasias (e.g., Wernick...

traveling wave

traveling wave see basilar membrane.

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter I

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z