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Image by Amanda J. Wilson
Here's an interesting question: if you show the same image to a group of artists, a group of scientists, and a group of people trained in both fields, will each group respond to that image in a different way? This fascinating question has recently been proposed by Amanda J. Wilson.
Trained in both art and science, Amanda Wilson produces extraordinarily lovely images using a combination of both scientific and artistic techniques. She thinks she has noticed that her artistic colleagues respond to her images in one way; her scientific colleagues in another; and her jointly-trained friends in still another. So she is investigating whether a person's formal educational training limits or directs what they perceive.
Image by Amanda J. Wilson
To investigate this possibility, Wilson has created a brief survey. You get to look at some awe-inspiring images she has created (somewhat similar to those shown here) and then give your responses. The survey has only 7 short questions, and takes but a couple of minutes to complete. The participant isn't required to give their name or contact details. So take a few minutes to participate in a psychological experiment by going to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XRVRXJ6
We'll check out the results of Ms. Wilson's research sometime in the future!
© Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein 2010
LINKS:
Amanda J. Wilson's website: http://em.muon.org.uk/index.htm
