Abstract
Factorial dimension of aesthetic experience. The aim of this paper lies in investigate the existence of an underlying general factor in aesthetic perception. Subjects that took part in this research had to categorize, by means of semantic differential method, diverse artistic stimulus in the categories of "beautiful", "pleasant", "interesting" and "original". Subjects' judgements were made in response to a four types of illustrations: artistic-representational, artistic-abstract, decorative-representational and decorative-abstract. Results support, with certain shades, Eysenck's thesis about the existence of a general factor in aestethic experience. We discuss some implications and establish possible future research.
