Titel
The Role of Fluide Intelligence, Personality and Mood in Music and Art Preferences
AutorInnen
Iwan, B., Sanwald, J.
Abstract
Background: A study by Bonetti and Costa (2016) suggested a link between fluid intelligence and mode preference (major/minor). This study aimed to rep- licate these findings and test whether fluid intelligence and personality traits predict preferences for greater harmonic complexity or visual complexity, as well as for artworks differing in emotional valence. Method: Data from N = 60 participants were analyzed in a controlled lab set- ting. Participants completed a fluid intelligence test (HeiQ) and a personality test (BFI-60). They made preference judgments in three domains: (a) musical mode (major vs. minor), (b) harmonic complexity (triads vs. tetrads), and (c) vis- ual stimuli, choosing between paintings varying in complexity and in emotional valence. Results: The previously reported link between fluid intelligence and mode pref- erence was not replicated (r = –.11, p = .41). However, a significant positive as- sociation was found between fluid intelligence and preference for harmonic complexity (r = .31, p = .016). No significant relationships emerged between in- telligence and preferences for visual complexity or valence. Personality traits, particularly neuroticism, showed moderate associations with mode preference and valence preferences in artworks. Conclusion: While we could not replicate the original association between in- telligence and mode preference, our findings indicate a specific link between fluid intelligence and preference for musical complexity. In contrast, affective preferences appear to be more strongly shaped by personality traits. These re- sults highlight the multifaceted nature of aesthetic judgments, which emerge from the interplay of cognitive and affective dispositions.
Schlagworte
Fluid Intelligence