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SUMMARY: Aesthetic Sensitivity - Ana Clemente\, Psychology department\, Un
 iversity of the Balearic Islands
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CONTACT:Xi Zhang
DESCRIPTION:We constantly make decisions and behave according to how much 
 we like something. Indeed\, the ability to value objects\, situations and 
 events based on sensory features is a fundamental aspect of cognition and 
 crucial for survival. But what makes us like something? Why do we like dif
 ferent things and different object features in different ways? To investig
 ate these phenomena\, we define aesthetic sensitivity as the extent to whi
 ch people rely on a particular feature when evaluating an object. Thus\, f
 or example\, someone who likes symmetrical designs but not asymmetric ones
  would be aesthetically sensitive to symmetry. In contrast\, someone whose
  liking is not affected by this feature would be aesthetically insensitive
  to it. However\, this seemingly obvious and intuitive idea of aesthetic s
 ensibility is relatively novel and certainly groundbreaking. Indeed\, this
  research constitutes a thorough revision of the idea of aesthetic sensiti
 vity that strengthens an integral renewal of the field of empirical aesthe
 tics recently proposed by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal. Specifically\, it 
 provides theoretical\, methodological\, and empirical grounds in favour of
  this conception of aesthetic sensitivity\, contributing a historical-crit
 ical review of the origin and development of the idea of aesthetic sensiti
 vity\, a new theoretical approach aligned with current neuroscientific kno
 wledge\, novel methodological tools to investigate psychological construct
 s\, and empirical evidence based on this conception that advances the scie
 ntific understanding of sensory valuation. Therefore\, the value and relev
 ance of this research are manifold\, as it entails profound epistemologica
 l considerations\, provides new tools and empirical evidence\, poses new r
 esearch questions\, and paves the way for further scientific inquiry into 
 sensory valuation 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-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95546584112?pwd=RGlqeUZN
 QmNBNDlpOUhhM0hHRSt5UT09 Meeting ID: 955 4658 4112 Passcode: 195604
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