EXPRESS: When and how visual aesthetic features influence approach-avoidance motivated behavior.

IF 1.4 3区心理学 Q4 PHYSIOLOGY

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI:10.1177/17470218251371660

Maria Pombo, Guido B Corradi, Andrew J Elliot, Carlos Velasco

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Abstract

For decades, researchers have explored the relationship between aesthetic features such as symmetry and complexity and preference. Likewise, philosophers and psychologists alike have pondered the differences between preference and behavior. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between aesthetic preference and motivation. Using an online approach-avoidance motivation task, we compare the reaction times between congruent (aesthetic preference + approach) and incongruent (aesthetic preference + avoidance) conditions. In Experiment 1, we explore the relationship between symmetry and complexity and approach-avoidance motivated behavior. In Experiment 2, we distinguish the mechanisms in play in the relationship by manipulating presentation and decision-making time. In Experiment 3, we assess the generalizability of the results beyond abstract graphical patterns. Overall, our research advances knowledge of the relationship between aesthetic preferences for features like symmetry and complexity and approach-avoidance motivation, and it has implications for fields such as marketing.

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表达：视觉美学特征何时以及如何影响趋近回避动机行为。

几十年来，研究人员一直在探索对称、复杂性等审美特征与偏好之间的关系。同样，哲学家和心理学家都在思考偏好和行为之间的差异。然而，人们对审美偏好和动机之间的关系知之甚少。使用在线的接近-回避动机任务，我们比较了一致（审美偏好+接近）和不一致（审美偏好+回避）条件下的反应时间。在实验1中，我们探讨了对称性和复杂性与趋近回避动机行为之间的关系。在实验2中，我们通过操纵陈述时间和决策时间来区分在关系中起作用的机制。在实验3中，我们评估了结果超越抽象图形模式的普遍性。总的来说，我们的研究推进了对对称和复杂性等特征的审美偏好与方法回避动机之间关系的认识，这对市场营销等领域具有启示意义。

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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 医学-生理学

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

5.90%

发文量

178

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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