Ambiguity Tolerance Can Improve through Poetry Appreciation and Creation

Abstract

Ambiguity tolerance is an individual trait of preference for ambiguity that can be transformed by intervention. It is known that appreciation and discussion of art can improve ambiguity tolerance, but the effects of appreciation and discussion have not been separated, and there have been psychometric limitations. This study examined the effects of appreciation and creation on ambiguity tolerance using haiku, which are characterized by ambiguity and have been created by Japanese in their educational curriculum. The 152 participants in the zoom experiment answered the Multidimensional Attitude toward Ambiguity Scale at ve time points: before and after haiku appreciation and creation, and one week later. The results showed that the absolutism, which is one factor of the attitude toward ambiguity, decreased after the appreciation and creation of haiku, and this effect persisted after one week, indicating that cognitive changes occurred through the appreciation and creation, which require various interpretations and choices.

Interaction between creation and appreciation: How linguistic art creation impacts the aesthetic evaluation of haiku poetry and ink paintings

“…This extends previous research and further clarifies how the recognition of difficulty during art appreciation is related to beauty. Awe can be classified as an aesthetic emotion (Keltner & Haidt, 2003; Takano & Nomura, 2020); links between the evocation of awe and aesthetic evaluation during haiku appreciation have also been reported (Hitsuwari & Nomura, 2023). Additionally, the finding that artists feel awe to the extent that they perceive difficulties when creating their works can be explained by the fact that awe is an emotion that is also evoked when confronted with extraordinary skill and talent (Graziosi & Yaden, 2021).…”

“…The procedure was based on two studies: one on origami creation and appreciation (Matsumoto & Okada, 2021a) and another on the effects of haiku appreciation and creation on ambiguity tolerance (Hitsuwari & Nomura, 2023; Figure 1). Participants first underwent a pre‐appreciation of five works of haiku and ink paintings each 4 .…”

Predicting attitudes toward ambiguity using natural language processing on free descriptions for open-ended question measurements

“…The MAAS is utilized globally, with Japanese [3] and Swedish versions [4] being developed. It has been used in numerous behavioral experiments and psychological surveys [5,6].…”

Predicting attitudes toward ambiguity using natural language processing on free descriptions for open-ended question measurements

“…The MAAS is utilized globally, with Japanese 3 and Swedish versions 4 also being developed. It has been used in numerous behavioral experiments and psychological surveys 5 , 6 .…”