Thursday, April 28, 2011

Original Survey (lecture 4/29)

What is your favorite color?


Blue

Green

Red

Black

Purple/Violet

Brown

Pink/rose

Beige/Tan

White

Grey

Yellow

Mauve

Fucsia

Maroon


How important is the appearance or design of the following products in your decision to purchase the product?


new car: very somewhat not very not at all

underwear: very somewhat not very not at all

tv set: very somewhat not very not at all

winter coat: very somewhat not very not at all



What is your 2nd favorite color?


Blue

Green

Red

Black

Purple/Violet

Brown

Pink/rose

Beige/Tan

White

Grey

Yellow

Mauve




"When you select pictures, photographs, or other pieces of art for your home, do you find you lean more toward modern or more toward traditional styles?"


modern

traditional




"If you had to choose from the following list, which type of art would you say you prefer?"


Asian

American

African

European




Which of the following statements applies to you more?


"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I usually try to select pieces that fit into the general decor of my home"

"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I focus on whether or not I like the piece"




Would you say you prefer older objects or newer objects to collect or decorate you home?


older objects

newer objects




"Would you say that you prefer seing paintings of wild animals, like lions, giraffes, or deer, or that you prefer seeing paintings of domestic animals, like dogs, cats or other pets?"


wild animals

domestic animals




"In general, would you rather see paintings of outdoor scenes or would you rather see paintings of indoor scenes?"


outdoors

indoors




Which of the following outdoor scenes appeals to you the most?

Paintings of:


forests

"lakes, rivers, & oceans"

fields & rural scenes

city

houses & buildings




Which season would you most like to see depicted in a painting?

winter

spring

summer

fall



Which of the following types of indoor scenes appeals to you most?

still life paintings of/domestic scenes with:

fruit

flowers

household objects

people

animals



Do you tend to prefer paintings that are related to religion or those that are not related to religion?



Which of the following statements is closest to your view?


"Paintings should ideally serve some higher goal, such as challenging their viewers to think about art or life in a different way than they normally do."

"Paintings don't necessarily have to teach us any lessons, but can just be something a person likes to look at."



Which of the following statements is closest to your view?


"I prefer paintings that are realistic-looking: the more they resemble a photograph, the better"

"I prefer paintings that are different-looking if they're very realistic, I might as well be looking at a photography"



"Do you prefer paintings that exaggerate the dimensions or reality of objects we already know, or ones that feature imaginary objects which have no connection to everyday life?"



"Do you prefer seeing bold, stark designs or more playful, whimsical designs?"



Do you tend to favor paintings with sharp angles or ones with soft curves?



"Which patterns do you like better: geometric patterns or more random uneven patterns?"


"Do you like to see expressive brush-strokes on the canvas, or do you prefer that the surface of the canvas be smooth, more like a photograph?"



Do you like to see colors blend into each other or do you like it when different colors are kept apart?



"Every color has a wide range of shades. Take the color blue, for example. An artist can use a bright, vibrant shade of blue, like a royal blue, a pale, muted shade of blue, like light blue, or a darker tone of blue, like dark or midnight blue. In general, which would you say that you prefer? when the artist uses more vibrant shades, paler shades, or darker shades of color?"



"In general, do you enjoy paintings that have a more serious or a more festive mood?"



"And how about the painting itself - do you like it to be busy and contain lots of people or objects, or do you like it to be as simple as possible?"



How about the size of paintings: do you prefer larger paintings or smaller paintings?


larger

smaller


dishwasher size

full-size refridgerator

full wall

"19"" television"

a magazine

paperback book




"Some paintings are of famous historical figures and others are of more ordinary people. Do you generally prefer paintings of famous people, or ones of more ordinary paintings."



"If you prefer famous people, do you prefer figures from a long time ago, like Lincoln or Jesus, or more recent figures, like John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley?"



"Do you prefer paintings which are predominantly of children, of women, or of men, or doesn't it matter?"



"Thinking back to the paintings of people that you have like in the past, for the most part were the figure working, at leisure, or were they posed portraits?"

"Which do you think you like better, a painting of one person or of a group of people?"



"And from what you've seen, would you say that you prefer paintings in which the person or people are nude, partially clothed or fully clothed?"



If you were given the choice of a gift - a sum of money or a piece of art that you genuinely like and which was of equal value to the money, which would you choose?



Which one of the following would be most important to you in deciding how much money you would spend on a painting?


the size of the piece

the fame of the artist

the medium, such as oil or watercolor

the degree to which you like the painting

whether you think it will increase in value



What is the most amount of money you would consider spending on a piece of art you really like?


"For each of the following names, indicate if your impressions of that artist's work are very favorable, favorable, or very unfavorable. Some of these artists are not very well known, so if you have never heard of someone, or don't know enough about their work to have an opinion, just say so."


Pablo Picasso

Norman Rockwell

Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dali

Leroy Neiman

Claude Monet

Rembrandt

Andy Warhol

Georgia O'Keefe


"If you could pick one type of person you'd most enjoy having dinner with, would you choose an artist, a television or movie actor, an author, or a sports star?"



"How often, on average, would you say that you go to art museums - more than two times a year, one or two times a year, less than once a year, or not at all?


The following are some reasons people have given in the past as to why they do not go to art museums more often. For each reason, please tell whether it is a major reason why you do not go to musuems more often, a minor reason, or not a reason at all:


1. there is not an art museum in my area: major minor not a reason

2. I do not have enough spare time: major minor not a reason

3. I don't feel comfortable in art museums because I don't know alot about art: major minor not a reason

4. the cost of admission is too expensive: major minor not a reason

5. I simply don't enjoy looking at art: major minor not a reason




Would you favor or oppose spending more money in federal taxes than we do on the arts?



Some works of art are displayed in public places. Do you think that average citizens should or should not have a say in determining which works of art are appropriate to be displayed in public?



"When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate? If moderate, do you think of yourself as being closer to being liberal or being conservative?"




Which of the following income categories includes your total family income in 1992 before taxes?




What is your gender?

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