The statistical structure of natural images has sparked interest in regards to both visual processing of such images and the aesthetic responses they elicit. We bring together these two lines of research under the simple proposition that early visual processing, more specifically visual sensitivity, may mediate visual preferences. In our first set of experiments, we measured both visual preference and visual sensitivity in the same observers, using patterns varying in the slope of their amplitude spectrum. Our results found similar functions for both variables, supporting our hypothesis. In a second set of experiments, we investigated the same question with regards to simple spatial frequency variations, and found even more convincing results. We conclude that early visual processing is implicated in visual preference, supporting the recently emerging sensory-based approaches to understanding visual preference.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/280537 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Wong, Solomon Kim-Nung, Psychology, Faculty of Science, UNSW |
| Publisher | Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Psychology |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Wong Solomon Kim-Nung., http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/copyright |
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