2023
Universality, domain-specificity and development of psychological responses to music
Singh M, Mehr S. Universality, domain-specificity and development of psychological responses to music. Nature Reviews Psychology 2023, 2: 333-346. PMID: 38143935, PMCID: PMC10745197, DOI: 10.1038/s44159-023-00182-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological responsesPsychological mechanismsRelevant psychological mechanismsHuman cognitive capacitiesMusical performersIdiosyncratic styleMusicCognitive adaptationCognitive systemCognitive capacityAuditory perceptionCultural evolutionBehavioral responsesUniversal patternMore general propertiesPerformersEmotionsStyleUniversalityTinkeringPerceptionAdaptationEvidenceFindingsTopic
2018
Sight-over-sound judgments of music performances are replicable effects with limited interpretability
Mehr S, Scannell D, Winner E. Sight-over-sound judgments of music performances are replicable effects with limited interpretability. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0202075. PMID: 30183719, PMCID: PMC6124715, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusic performanceListener judgmentsPerformance qualityForced-choice taskMusical expressivityTheatrical flairSound effectsReplicable effectsVisual informationActual judgmentsOpposite patternListenersJudgmentsSoundLimited interpretabilityVideoSightMusicMusiciansPerformersDifferent videosAudienceSound judgmentAudioExpressivity