Involuntary Musical Imagery Questionnaire

Müllensiefen, Daniel; Fry, Joshua; Jones, Rhiannon; Jilka, Sagar; Williamson, Victoria J.

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“…The accompanying musical tracks were selected from an online database with INMI reports (earwormery.co.uk; see Jakubowski et al, 2017;MŸllensiefen et al, 2014;Williamson et al, 2012; and matched the intramusical and extramusical features of the most commonly reported INMI, namely song popularity, fast tempo, and a combination of unusual interval pattern and typical global melodic contour (Jakubowski et al, 2017). One track featured a female voice (Adele Ð Rolling in the Deep, 2011) and the other a male voice (Gotye Ð Somebody that I Used to Know, 2011).…”

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Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition

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Williamson

Emerson

2018

Consciousness and Cognition

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A wide range of cognitions is generated involuntarily in the human mind daily. We developed a paradigm, which covertly induces and samples spontaneous cognitions in the visual and auditory modalities, focusing on 3 key characteristics: spontaneity, repetition, and emotional valence. Sixty participants watched two visual clips while listening to music and assessed their characteristics. Post-induction, participants closed their eyes for 5 min and then completed a questionnaire, which indirectly samples different forms of spontaneous cognition. Induction was effective in all categories. Results indicated that different forms of spontaneous musical cognitions are experienced as longer in duration and less negative in emotional valence compared to visual cognitions. The findings are discussed in relation to spontaneous cognition methodology and experiences in different modalities. Spontaneous cognitions are multifaceted and not unitary constructs as previously considered and studied, and as such the novel induction and sampling paradigm presents a promising line of research.

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Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition

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Williamson

Emerson

2018

Consciousness and Cognition

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Sticky Tunes: How Do People React to Involuntary Musical Imagery?

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The vast majority of people experience involuntary musical imagery (INMI) or ‘earworms’; perceptions of spontaneous, repetitive musical sound in the absence of an external source. The majority of INMI episodes are not bothersome, while some cause disruption ranging from distraction to anxiety and distress. To date, little is known about how the majority of people react to INMI, in particular whether evaluation of the experience impacts on chosen response behaviours or if attempts at controlling INMI are successful or not. The present study classified 1046 reports of how people react to INMI episodes. Two laboratories in Finland and the UK conducted an identical qualitative analysis protocol on reports of INMI reactions and derived visual descriptive models of the outcomes using grounded theory techniques. Combined analysis carried out across the two studies confirmed that many INMI episodes were considered neutral or pleasant, with passive acceptance and enjoyment being among the most popular response behaviours. A significant number of people, however, reported on attempts to cope with unwanted INMI. The most popular and effective behaviours in response to INMI were seeking out the tune in question, and musical or verbal distraction. The outcomes of this study contribute to our understanding of the aetiology of INMI, in particular within the framework of memory theory, and present testable hypotheses for future research on successful INMI coping strategies.

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Involuntary Musical Imagery Questionnaire

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Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition

Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition

Sticky Tunes: How Do People React to Involuntary Musical Imagery?

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