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Individual differences in sensitivity to taste-shape crossmodal correspondences

People generally associate curved and symmetrical shapes with sweetness, while associating angular and asymmetrical shapes with the other basic tastes (e.g., sour, bitter). However, these group-level taste-shape correspondences might conceal …

How stable are taste-shape crossmodal correspondences?

People generally associate curved and symmetrical shapes with sweetness, while associating angular and asymmetrical shapes with the other basic tastes (e.g., sour, bitter). However, these group-level taste-shape correspondences might conceal …

How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Evidence dating back a century shows that humans are sensitive to and exhibit a preference for visual curvature. This effect has been observed in different age groups, human cultures, and primate species, suggesting that a preference for curvature …

How universal is the curvature effect?

How universal is preference for curvature? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Preference for curvature in paintings extends to museum context

Some aesthetic experiences depend predominantly on the perceptual attributes of the stimulus. In the last two decades, contour shape has been widely studied as a factor in visual aesthetic preference, with many studies showing that humans and other …

Sociosexuality 2.0: Unrestricted sociosexuality modulates trustworthiness judgments in a mobile dating-like interface

Photo filters have become a pervasive strategy to obtain social approval in social media. Postulating that sociosexuality is a major predictor of use of picture-based mobile dating apps, we assessed whether individual differences in sociosexuality …

Beyond the lab: Curvature affects preference for paintings in the museum

Draw what you like: curved lines and handmade-ness predict drawing preference

Shapes contour affects visual preference in real paintings