Workshop limitations

Question 1

3 limitations of Music & Emotion workshop

Answer 1

emotions assigned based on tradition - still some subjectivity and variability between listeners - assumes emotions can be generalised across music

Limited number of ragas - only listened to 4 excerpts obviously rating to each emotion - study it was based on listened to 12

Response bias

Question 2

5 limitations of Expressive Gestures workshop

Question 3

6 limitations of Earworms workshop

Answer 3

reliant on self-report which requires self-awareness and introspection - socially desirable answers

no condition for no chew during acquisition and suppression

low ecological validity - wouldn’t normally chew vigorously or to a 4/4 beat

cannot see if everyone is chewing vigorously or to 4/4 beat

effect size suggests small to moderate effect but sample size too small to detect reliability

results are not significant - weakens conclusions drawn