The present experiment aims at the direct replication of Schellenberg and Hunter's research (2010) on the interactive effects of personality and frequency of exposure on music liking. The authors hypothesize that personality differences influence the association between the rating of a piece of music and the frequency of listening to it. Specifically, the researchers rely on the principle of mere exposure (Zajonc, 1968) according to which as exposure towards a stimulus increases, its liking increases, but decreases with overexposure. In the original research, the participants listened to 15-second musical excerpts with three different frequencies; 2, 8 or 32 times, and then rated them, along with new songs. Finally, they completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI). The researchers primarily examined whether the dimension of 'Openness to Experience' was associated with individual differences based on frequency of exposure. What emerged was that higher levels of ‘Openness to Experience’ were associated with higher ratings for the new songs, but lower ratings for overexposed songs. The same results are expected to be repeated in this research.
Il presente esperimento mira alla replica diretta della ricerca di Schellenberg e Hunter (2010) sugli effetti interattivi della personalità e della frequenza di esposizione sul gradimento della musica. Gli autori ipotizzano che le differenze di personalità influenzino l’associazione tra la valutazione di un brano musicale e la frequenza di ascolto di esso. In particolare, i ricercatori si appoggiano al principio della mera esposizione (Zajonc, 1968) secondo cui all’aumentare dell’esposizione verso uno stimolo, aumenta il suo gradimento, ma diminuisce con la sovraesposizione. Nella ricerca originale i partecipanti hanno ascoltato degli estratti musicali di 15 secondi con tre diverse frequenze; 2, 8 o 32 volte, per poi valutarli, insieme a nuovi brani. Infine, hanno completato il BFI (Big Five Inventory). I ricercatori hanno esaminato principalmente se la dimensione di ‘Apertura Mentale’ fosse associata a differenze individuali sulla base della frequenza di esposizione. Ciò che è emerso è che livelli più elevati di 'Apertura Mentale' erano associati a valutazioni più elevate per i nuovi brani, ma a valutazioni inferiori per i brani sovraesposti. In questa ricerca ci si aspetta di ripetere gli stessi risultati.
Una replica diretta di "Interactive effects of personality and frequency of exposure on liking for music (2010)"
RIZZI, GAIA
2022/2023
Abstract
The present experiment aims at the direct replication of Schellenberg and Hunter's research (2010) on the interactive effects of personality and frequency of exposure on music liking. The authors hypothesize that personality differences influence the association between the rating of a piece of music and the frequency of listening to it. Specifically, the researchers rely on the principle of mere exposure (Zajonc, 1968) according to which as exposure towards a stimulus increases, its liking increases, but decreases with overexposure. In the original research, the participants listened to 15-second musical excerpts with three different frequencies; 2, 8 or 32 times, and then rated them, along with new songs. Finally, they completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI). The researchers primarily examined whether the dimension of 'Openness to Experience' was associated with individual differences based on frequency of exposure. What emerged was that higher levels of ‘Openness to Experience’ were associated with higher ratings for the new songs, but lower ratings for overexposed songs. The same results are expected to be repeated in this research.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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