Preferences for Complexity in Non-Objective Art: A Cross-Cultural Study

A cross-cultural experiment was conducted using 40 American college students (20 trained and 20 untrained in art) and 40 Malaysian college students (20 trained and 20 untrained in art). Subjects viewed 20 slides of non-objective art (divided into two categories of simple and complex) and recorded their preferences using seven step bi-polar scales between statements of LIKE and DISLIKE. Each stimulus was shown for 35 seconds. In the first part of the experiment conducted at the MARA Institute of Technology, Malaysia, language used was Malay with all instructions, directions and debriefing statements translated from original English versions. The Malay versions were then back-translated into English and used in the second part of the experiment conducted at the University of Illinois. Design employed was a 2('3) factorial. Analyses of variance and Scheffe post hoc test were performed using SOUPAC BALANOVA and POST HOC packages.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educat.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Hashim, Mohd Ahmad Bin Haji

• Education, Art

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8218480

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68798