The Golden Section Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5268856 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John G Benjafield (0000-0001-8393-4551, Brock University), J Benjafield, Jack Adams‐Webber (Brock University) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-15 |
| Publication date | 1976-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1976.tb01492.x |
| OpenAlex | W2155759171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The golden section is a proportion the aesthetic properties of which have been extolled since antiquity. The data from five experiments in which subjects made dichotomous judgements of acquaintances on bipolar dimensions (e.g. pleasant-unpleasant) were reported. These data indicated that the mean proportion of positive adjectives used in making interpersonal judgements is an excellent approximation of the golden section. An explanation of this finding was offered in terms of Berlyne's 'strikingness hypothesis'. It was suggested that Boucher & Osgood's 'Pollyanna hypothesis' should be extended to include the possibility that, by tending to organize his judgements in the golden section ratio, the person is able to pay special attention to negative events
Geometry · Golden ratio · Interpersonal communication · Section (typography) · Special section · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Color perception and design · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Cross-cultural research and positive organizational scholarship
George Kelly
A test of the golden section hypothesis with elicted constructs
Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt
Selfishness examined
A ‘Projective’ Test of the Golden Section Hypothesis
The Golden Section Hypothesis From a Developmental Perspective
Adjectival polarity and the processing of scalar inferences
The use of emotion words by the sciences and other subjects
Bad is Stronger than Good
Positive‐negative asymmetry in normative data
Construct asymmetry and the range of relevance of personal anticipations
Supporting Reflective Learning
Proportion in the Design of Women's Fashionable Clothing
Proportionality in Mind and Space in Ancient Egypt
The golden ratio in baseball
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2025 (46) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |