In the present study, subjects learned to categorize abstract paintings into meaningfully labeled categories and rated the paintings' beauty, value, and typicality. In contrast, the theory-based view holds that people's theories of beauty shape their perceptions of categories. According to the similarity-based view, beauty arises from category structure such that central items are favored due to their increased fluency. We evaluate two competing accounts of the relationship between beauty and category structure. Sanders, Megan Davis, Tyler Love, Bradley C Is better beautiful or is beautiful better? Exploring the relationship between beauty and category structure.
