aesthetic preference

collocation in English

meaningsofaestheticandpreference

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aesthetic
adjective
uk
/esˈθet.ɪk/uk
/iːsˈθet.ɪk/us
/esˈθet̬.ɪk/
relating to the enjoyment or study ...
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preference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpref.ər.əns/us
/ˈpref.ər.əns/
the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing ...
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(Definition ofaestheticandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Quantifyingaestheticpreferencefor chaotic patterns.
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Similarly, in both genres there is a distinctaestheticpreferencefor artists who exhibit ability in upper registers.
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As a consequence the composer can arbitrarily choose formalisms on the basis ofaestheticpreferenceor mysticism.
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We found that visualaestheticpreferenceis directly related to the golden ratio and the golden rectangle.
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This is noaestheticpreference; this is a basic issue.
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This effect can be applied to human pattern recognition andaestheticpreference.
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It is about the discovery of myself, myaestheticpreferenceand social values at a given point in time.
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These results indicated thataestheticpreferencefor facial and bodily profiles is associated primarily with the directionality of acquired reading/writing habits.
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Using kindergarten to college aged participants, researchers tested viewersaestheticpreferencewhen comparing an original piece of art with its mirror image.
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Apparently, he used lo-fi techniques not primarily because of anaestheticpreferencebut because he didn't have any other possibility to make music.
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In fact, research tries to integrate priming (psychology), cultural influences and the different types of stimuli that may elicit anaestheticpreference.
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In another study, researchers examined if the right-side bias inaestheticpreferenceis affected by handedness or reading/writing habits.
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Research onaestheticpreferencefor geometric forms and the fluent processing of symmetry sheds light on the role that symmetry plays in the overall aesthetic judgment and experience.
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Within aesthetic research, cognitivism has been most successful in literary and film studies, where it generally aims to explain audience comprehension, emotional elicitation, andaestheticpreference.
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Just as symmetry relates toaestheticpreferenceand reflects an intuitive sense for how things should appear, the overall balance of a given composition contributes to judgments of the work.
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