MUSIC EMOTIONS COGNITION
CSIM Masters' Thesis by Nataliya Gorobinskaya, at UPF Barcelona, Spain
Welcome to my Masters' thesis experiment!
We are aiming to establish a link between music and cognition through emotions. We want to test whether the connection between how well we do on a test and listening to music is mediated by emotions, and if so,
how to manage it.
You will need:
access to internet
ability to send emails
45 min of your time
headphones recommended
Thank you for participating!
EXPERIMENT
Description
In this experiment you will be asked to listen to a video lecture (15 min) on music and will be given a short test on the contents of the lecture. The test is aimed to see what you learned and will consist of 18 multiple choice questions.
Before the test we need to "calibrate" your emotional state by helping you focus. You will be given 25 statements to read out loud and record yourself reading them with your mobile phone or voice recording tool (provided).
There will be 3 surveys to fill out: 1 before the lecture and the other 2 after the quiz.
We expect that the experiment to take around 45 min.
4-letter NICKNAME
You will need to use your nickname several times during the experiment. We need this to track responses and put them together. Please, use 2 letters of your first name, followed by 2 letters of your last name. For example, my nickname would be NAGO from Nataliya Gorobinskaya.
CONSENT AND PRIVACY
First Things First
This experiment adheres all rules and regulations in accordance with the ethical standards of research community. We ask you to read the Informed Consent form before accepting it and continuing with the experiment.
Your email will not be collected at any point.
1. READ OUT LOUD
& RECORD YOURSELF
1st out of 4 tasks
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following statements out loud, recording your voice with the web voice recorder or your mobile phone. Once finished, please, send the recording or the link to drive.2grggb@zapiermail.com. It will automatically upload it to my Google Drive. If you cannot send it, send an empty email with subject "Recording Experiment - 4-letter Nickname".
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Being in college makes my dreams more possible.
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The world is full of opportunity and I am taking advantage of it.
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I know if I try, I can make things turn out fine.
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I bet things will go well for the rest of the day.
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When I have the right attitude, nothing can depress me.
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Most people like me.
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I've got some good friends.
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I can make things happen.
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My parents brag about me to their friends.
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I know I can get the things I want in life.
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My future is so bright, I've got to wear shades.
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I feel creative.
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Nothing can burn me out now.
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Things look totally awesome.
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The relationships I have now are the best I've ever had.
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It doesn't get any better than this.
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I can make any situation turn out right.
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I feel completely aware.
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I'm in charge of my life and I like it that way.
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Life is a blast. I can't remember when I felt so good.
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I am going to have it all!
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When it comes right down to it, I am just too cool.
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I know I can do it, I am going to seize the day!
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I'm energized.
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It's great to be alive!
DID YOU RECORD YOUR READING?
Send the recording to drive.2grggb@zapiermail.com. It will automatically upload it to my Google Drive. If you cannot send it, send an empty email with subject "Recording Experiment - 4 letter Nickname"
SURVEY 1 out of 3:
INDICATE HOW YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW
Using the scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) indicate below how you feel right now
Scroll down to continue to next step
2. LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS
2nd out of 4 tasks
In this part of the experiment you will need to listen to brief bursts of instrumental music just one time, in total less than 30 sec and the tick the box, confirming you listened.
VERY IMPORTANT!
This lecture is an excerpt from Coursera's Course "Introduction to Classical Music", taught by Professor of Music Emeritus at Yale University, Craig Wright.
There are 3 short clips, you need to watch all 3 of them.
At the end of the last video, there is a link to sign-off form, don´t miss it!
After the lecture you will be taking a QUIZ (the 4th task).
3. LISTEN TO THE LECTURE
3rd out of 4 tasks
You have reached the end of the section.
Click the button "Go to the quiz".