Does art expertise facilitate distancing?. (29th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leder, Helmut; Schwarz, Norbert
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 40(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11-29
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17001789
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: With respect to the Distancing-Embracing model, we discuss whether experts with well-developed and highly accessible schemata that lend themselves to distancing have initial affective reactions similar to those of novices, who lack access to well-developed distancing mechanisms, and whether differences between experts' and novices' responses are apparent only after distancing mechanisms have had a chance to do their work. We revisit findings from Leder et al. (2014) and discuss the role of mixed emotions and fluency.