ND-0179 · 2022 · Other
The contour effect: Differences in the aesthetic preference and stress response to photo-realistic living environments
Tawil, Ascone, Kühn. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022.
doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.933344 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Images of curved interiors scored higher on beauty, liking and rest and lower on stress, and the stress effect held in every style.
Limitations
Ratings of images. The same group's VR trial of matched rooms found almost no differences (Tawil 2021).
Design questions and applications
Test curved contours in home interiors.
Field
Architecture in the brain
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card tawil-2022-contour) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Mechanism
Spatial variable
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