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Distinguishing between two types of musical emotions and reconsidering the role of appraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

Agnes Moors
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgiumagnes.moors@ugent.behttp://users.ugent.be/~akmoors/
Peter Kuppens
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. peter.kuppens@psy.kuleuven.behttp://ppw.kuleuven.be/okp/people/Peter_Kuppens/

Abstract

The target article inventories mechanisms underlying musical emotions. We argue that the inventory misses important mechanisms and that its structure would benefit from the distinction between two types of musical emotions. We also argue that the authors' claim that appraisal does not play a crucial role in the causation of musical emotions rests on a narrow conception of appraisal.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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