Mental Control in Musical Imagery: A Dual Component Model

Frontiers in Psychology

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Katherine N. Cotter¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States

关键词: musical imagery;    mental control;    involuntary musical imagery;    auditory imagery;    conceptual analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01904

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Hearing music in your head is a ubiquitous experience, but the role mental control plays in these experiences has not been deeply addressed. In this conceptual analysis, a dual-component model of mental control in musical imagery experiences is developed and discussed. The first component, initiation, refers to whether the musical imagery experience began voluntarily or involuntarily. The second component, management, refers to instances of control that occur after the experience has begun (e.g., changing the song, stopping the experience). Given the complex nature of this inner experience, we propose a new model combining and integrating four literatures: lab-based auditory imagery research using musical stimuli; involuntary musical imagery; mental rehearsal and composition in musicians; and in vivo studies of musical imagery in everyday environments. These literatures support the contention that mental control of musical imagery is multi-faceted. Future research should investigate these two components of mental control and better integrate the diverse literatures on musical imagery.

【 授权许可】

CC BY