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Exploring the mechanisms that underlie the crossmodal correspondences between shapes and tastes

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Assessing the role of aesthetics, anthropomorphism, emotional valence, and embodied cognition
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This thesis consists of one theoretical chapter, three experimental chapters, and a final concluding chapter. Eight studies were conducted in total, two of these studies (studies 1-2, Chapter 2) evaluated whether visual aesthetic features (i.e., symmetry, curvature, and the number of elements) influenced how shapes and objects are matched to a valence and to a taste word (i.e., sweet or sour). The evidence reported in Chapter 2 demonstrates that symmetrical / asymmetrical, rounded / angula...

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MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Department:
University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
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Deposit date:
2018-04-19

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