Yup, some comparative studies conducted (academic, scientific or alike) to prove or disprove assumptions?
Nope, not just you... everyone i ever talked to (working on visuals) has or have had some kind of professional deformation :D
Because, for "it seems like a feeling" know: as a live human being made of flesh, you'll get that a lot. More & more with years working, watching, staring & checking images creating. As our vision, mind, skill, proficiency, body, ... deteriorates, so do our works. This is our BIAS. ;)