The effect of golden ratio for the aesthetic preference of double concentric circles was investigated. 124 Japanese college students were asked to choose one concentric circle in each 36 pairs combined among nine kinds of concentric circles. Analysis showed that the beauty of circles was the highest at stimulus No. 4 and two possible interpretations were indicated.
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