This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

This paper has a rather audacious purpose: to present a comprehensive theory explaining,
and further providing hypotheses for the empirical study of, the multiple ways by which …

" Emotions have many facets. They involve feelings and experience, they involve physiology
and behavior, and they involve cognitions and conceptualizations. There are important …

With the recent proliferation of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models capable of
mimicking human artworks, AI creations might soon replace products of human creativity …

To evaluate the veracity of models of the mere exposure effect and to understand the
processes that moderate the effect, we conducted a meta-analysis of the influence of …

Aesthetic evaluations are appraisals that influence choices in important domains of human
activity, including mate selection, consumer behavior, art appreciation, and possibly even …

Abstract Thinking is accompanied by metacognitive experiences of ease or difficulty. People
draw on these experiences as a source of information that can complement or challenge the …

This paper presents a Swedish case study focusing on online shop** and impulse
purchases of fashion. The paper contributes by bringing new light on the bored-state-of …

While there is an ample amount of consumer behavior research that recruits processing
fluency as an explanatory construct, the question how to best measure the fluency …

The last decade has witnessed a renaissance of empirical and psychological approaches to
art study, especially regarding cognitive models of art processing experience. This new …