Zur Phänomenologie des „Ohrwurms"

Hemming, Jan

doi:10.23668/psycharchives.2951

2009

DOI: 10.23668/psycharchives.2951

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Zur Phänomenologie des „Ohrwurms"

Jan Hemming¹

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The Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (IMIS).

Floridou

Williamson

Stewart

et al. 2015

Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

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This report comprises 3 studies that delineate the development and validation of the Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (IMIS) based on data from 2,646 individuals. This new self-report inventory measures individual differences in involuntary musical imagery ("INMI," commonly referred to as "earworms"). The first study involved exploratory factor analysis, leading to the identification of a 4-factor scale structure. The 4 factors are conceived as "Negative Valence," "Movement," "Personal Reflections," and "Help." The second study confirmed this factor structure on an independent sample and derived indices of internal validity and test-retest reliability. The third study reports on IMIS correlates with existing measures of thinking style, imagery abilities, and music-related behaviors. Results showed that the IMIS measures a unique construct compared with existing self-report inventories. Furthermore, significant correlations were found with a combination of self-reported musical behaviors on the one hand and tendencies to engage in task-unrelated thoughts on the other. Overall, these findings provide evidence that IMIS constitutes a reliable scale that captures individual differences in INMI and that its first application reveals previously uncaptured associations between INMI and certain cognitive and behavioral traits.

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The Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (IMIS).

Floridou

Williamson

Stewart

et al. 2015

Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

106

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The classification of involuntary musical imagery: The case for earworms.

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2015

Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

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Involuntary musical imagery (INMI) is the subject of much recent research interest. INMI covers a number of experience types such as musical obsessions and musical hallucinations. One type of experience has been called earworms, for which the literature provides a number of definitions. In this paper we consider the origins of the term earworm in the German language literature and compare that usage with the English language literature. We consider the published literature on earworms and conclude that there is merit in distinguishing between earworms and other types of types of involuntary musical imagery described in the scientific literature: e.g. musical hallucinations, musical obsessions. We also describe other experiences that can be considered under the term INMI. The aim of future research could be to ascertain similarities and differences between types of INMI with a view to refining the classification scheme proposed here.

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Zur Phänomenologie des „Ohrwurms"

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The Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (IMIS).

The Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (IMIS).

The classification of involuntary musical imagery: The case for earworms.

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