It is widely believed that someone’s personality can be assessed through their musical taste. There are many theoretical approaches that explain why this could be true, and a long tradition of research has investigated the associations between …
One aim of modern music psychology should be to find how musical sophistication and personality are connected. In order to explain (social) behaviour of individuals understanding personality and its relationship to music is crucial. Furthermore, a …
Musicians usually want to express emotions with their music. In turn, their listeners want to detect these emotions, and usually they can. Research suggests that the ability to detect music-expressed emotion varies in individuals just like the …