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  2. Psychology of art - Wikipedia

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    The psychology of art is the scientific study of cognitive and emotional processes precipitated by the sensory perception of aesthetic artefacts, such as viewing a painting or touching a sculpture.

  3. Art and emotion - Wikipedia

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    In psychology of art, the relationship between art and emotion has newly been the subject of extensive study thanks to the intervention of esteemed art historian Alexander Nemerov. Emotional or aesthetic responses to art have previously been viewed as basic stimulus response, but new theories and research have suggested that these experiences ...

  4. Creative synthesis - Wikipedia

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    A key feature of creative synthesis is that mental capacities are more than the sum of their parts. In all psychical combinations, the product is more than the sum of their different parts that are combined; what occurs is a new creation altogether. By this, it is meant that they are generative (creative) in every aspect.

  5. Expressive therapies - Wikipedia

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    The humanistic approach is more of a positive psychology approach, and is defined by an optimistic view of humans, and how expression through their art allows them to take control over these emotions. The learning and developmental approach focuses on the art therapy as a method to assist children who have emotional and developmental ...

  6. Figure–ground (perception) - Wikipedia

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    In Gestalt psychology it is known as identifying a figure from the background. For example, black words on a printed paper are seen as the "figure", and the white sheet as the "background". For example, black words on a printed paper are seen as the "figure", and the white sheet as the "background".

  7. Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. [1] [2] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social ...

  8. Intuitive art - Wikipedia

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    Intuitive art is a method of creating art that emerges from a relationship between an artist and their intuition. [1] Intuitive art can include different forms of art, such as visual art, poetry, and intuitive music . [ 2 ]

  9. Condensation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Freud considered that "dreams are brief, meagre and laconic in comparison with the range and wealth of the dream-thoughts." Images and chains of association have their emotional charges displaced from the originating ideas to the receiving one, where they merge and "condense" together. [2]