Fritz, Thomas Hans, Brummerloh, Berit, Urquijo, Maria et al. (6 more authors) (2017) Blame it on the bossa nova:Transfer of perceived sexiness from music to touch. Journal of experimental psychology. General. pp. 1360-1365. ISSN 1939-2222
Abstract
Emotion elicited through music transfers to subsequent processing of facial expressions. Music may accordingly function as a social technology by promoting social bonding. Here, we investigated whether music would cross-modally influence the perception of sensual touch, a behavior related to mating. A robot applied precisely controlled gentle touch to a group of healthy participants while they listened to music that varied with respect to its perceived sexiness. As the perceived sexiness of the music increased, so did the subjective sexiness of the touch stimulations. In short, the perception of sexiness transferred from music to touch. Because sensual touch is key to mating behavior and relates to procreation, this association has implications for the universality and evolutionary significance of music. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 American Psychological Association. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Journal Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2017 10:15 |
Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:10 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000329 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1037/xge0000329 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121633 |
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