Environmental and mental conditions predicting the experience of involuntary musical imagery: An experience sampling method study |
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| Institution: | 1. Psychology Department, 207 High St., Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA;2. Institute for Health Research and Policy, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA;3. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 2155 Guy St., 5th Floor, Montreal, Quebec H3H 2R9, Canada;4. The Methodology Center, 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16801, USA;5. Department of Statistics, 323 Thomas Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA |
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| Abstract: | An experience sampling method (ESM) study on 40 volunteers was conducted to explore the environmental factors and psychological conditions related to involuntary musical imagery (INMI) in everyday life. Participants reported 6 times per day for one week on their INMI experiences, relevant contextual information and associated environmental conditions. The resulting data was modeled with Bayesian networks and led to insights into the interplay of factors related to INMI experiences. The activity that a person is engaged was found to play an important role in the experience of mind wandering, which in turn enables the experience of INMI. INMI occurrence is independent of the time of the day while the INMI trigger affects the subjective evaluation of the INMI experience. The results are compared to findings from earlier studies based on retrospective surveys and questionnaires and highlight the advantage of ESM techniques in research on spontaneous experiences like INMI. |
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| Keywords: | Involuntary musical imagery Earworms Bayesian networks Spontaneous cognition Mind wandering |
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