Evaluations of subjective complexity, pleasingness and interestingness for a series of random polygons varying in complexity

Conflict, arousal, and curiosity.

1960 • 5,766 citations

The achievement motive.

1953 • 1,914 citations

The Achievement Motive.

1954 • 1,865 citations

Techniques of attitude scale construction.

1957 • 1,569 citations

The Achievement Motive

1953 • 1,315 citations

The quantitative study of shape and pattern perception.

1956 • 639 citations

The influence of complexity and novelty in visual figures on orienting responses.

1958 • 340 citations

Uncertainty, structure, and preference.

1964 • 244 citations

Complexity and incongruity variables as determinants of exploratory choice and evaluative ratings.

1963 • 232 citations

Age and uncertainty: Developmental variation in preference for variability

1964 • 78 citations

Metrics of visual form.

1965 • 76 citations

Looking Time as a Function of Stimulus Variables and Individual Differences

1966 • 69 citations

Stimulus variability and cognitive change.

1966 • 56 citations

Pattern Complexity and Affective Arousal

1963 • 42 citations

Complexity in perception: Phenomenal criteria and information theoretic calculus—A note on D. Berlynes "Complexity Effects."

1964 • 26 citations

Multivariate analysis of preference for variability.

1966 • 16 citations

Brief Note on the Berlyne-Heckhausen Controversy

1965 • 7 citations