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ghubbard | 8 years ago

While a nice story, I have been unable to find any citations that would indicate that this was ever an actual study.

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draw_down|8 years ago

It appears in the book "Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking" by David Bayles and Ted Orland.

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ghubbard|8 years ago

And where in that book are the references to an actual study?

PROTIP: Books are often filled with creative writing.

ThrustVectoring|8 years ago

I may be mis-remembering the level of rigor, it may have just been a thing a professor tried because they were curious.