Does the body move the soul? The impact of arousal on music preference

Music Perception

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-50

  Schäfer, Thomas ^a   Sedlmeier, Peter ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arousal; Chills; Emotion; Music preference; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053033749     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2011.29.1.37     Document Type: Article

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