Art - AllPsych http://blog.allpsych.com/tag/art/ The Virtual Psychology Classroom Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:03:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://allpsych.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-AllPsych-Favicon-32x32.png Art - AllPsych http://blog.allpsych.com/tag/art/ 32 32 Can a Cartoon Character Fight Stigma Against Autism? https://allpsych.com/can-a-cartoon-character-fight-stigma-against-autism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-a-cartoon-character-fight-stigma-against-autism Mon, 16 Dec 2019 23:51:54 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2362 Cartoons might seem like nothing more than a fun way to pass the time. Presumably, though, children who watch cartoons are integrating the things they see into how they view the world, as they do with more or less everything they encounter. That realization that cartoons can shape children’s attitudes is probably part of the…

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]]> People Make Similar Judgments About Abstract Art https://allpsych.com/people-make-similar-judgments-about-abstract-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-make-similar-judgments-about-abstract-art Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:00:44 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2258 Abstract art might seem random or lacking coherence at first glance, but psychologists are weighing in with evidence that there really is a method in the chaos. A new study suggests that people without any special artistic experience tend to make similar aesthetic judgments about abstract paintings. In the study, researchers showed 40 participants abstract…

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]]> A Gallery of Psychologically Soothing Images https://allpsych.com/a-gallery-of-psychologically-soothing-images/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-gallery-of-psychologically-soothing-images Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:35:43 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2180 Some pictures have the power to evoke a sense of peace and relaxation in us. Seeking out that feeling is what’s behind Project Soothe, in which psychology researchers at University of Edinburgh are compiling a database of soothing pictures. The researchers have been accepting soothing images from the general public, then adding those images to…

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]]> What’s Behind the Mona Lisa’s Crooked Smile? https://allpsych.com/whats-behind-the-mona-lisas-crooked-smile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-behind-the-mona-lisas-crooked-smile Fri, 03 May 2019 17:00:05 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2048 For centuries, people have puzzled over the Mona Lisa’s enigmatic expression. In recent years, psychology researchers have joined in with their own theories, even debating fundamental questions such as whether Mona Lisa’s facial expression indicates happiness or sadness. The latest contribution to the “Mona Lisa studies” branch of psychology comes from a paper titled Unraveling…

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