Psychology of Music

…A study in Psychology of Music examining pseudo-social music listening experiences found that extra musical knowledge, that is, knowing something about the artist, was identified by listeners as deepening the emotional experience of the music itself.…

…A study published in Psychology of Music examining mobile music listening contexts found that emotional outcomes from music listening are determined almost entirely within situational contexts, and that distracted, goal-conflicted listening environments significantly constrain the emotional depth available to the listener.…