Benjafield J
Am J Psychol. 1976 Dec;89(4):737-43.
From two different series of dimensions were generated six ranges of nine rectangles each. Each range was presented to a different group of 15 men and 15 women, and a novel measure was used to assess aesthetic preference for each rectangle. The ratios between the lengths of the sides of the rectangles were the same in both series, but in one series the size of the rectangles covaried with the ratio between length and width, as in Godkewitsch's 1974 study, and in the other series the rectangles were of equal area. The subjects tended to prefer large to small rectangles in the former series and rectangles in the vicinity of the 'golden section' in the latter.
从两组不同的尺寸中生成了六个范围，每个范围包含九个矩形。每个范围呈现给不同的一组，每组有15名男性和15名女性，并使用一种新的测量方法来评估对每个矩形的审美偏好。两个系列中矩形边长的比例相同，但在一个系列中，矩形的大小与长宽比相关，就像戈德克维奇1974年的研究那样，而在另一个系列中，矩形的面积相等。在前一个系列中，受试者倾向于更喜欢大矩形而非小矩形，而在后一个系列中，受试者倾向于更喜欢接近“黄金分割”比例的矩形。
