title: The Jungian psychological functions Sensing and Intuition and the preference for art.
abstract: The study investigated the relationship between the Jungian psychological functions Sensing (S) and Intuition (N) and preference for art. It was hypothesized that S-persons would prefer realistic and representational art, where N-persons would like abstract art. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was administered to 179 subjects to assess the preference for either the S- or N-function. Subjects indicated how much they liked 20 painted portraits. The hypothesis was partly confirmed. Not only S-subjects (n = 100) but also N-subjects (n = 79) prefer realistic paintings over abstract ones. On the whole, abstract paintings are valued less than realistic paintings, but N-subjects like abstract paintings more than S-subjects.
authors.affiliation: University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Van Rooij
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D007602:Jungian Theory; D008297:Male; D010151:Paintings; D010551:Personality; D011936:Reality Testing; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology