ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Individual Differences and Emotion Detection in Music

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Personality/Emotion Psychology

  • Sage Trampleasure
    University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)
  • Ian Wellspring
    University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)
  • Michael Woodworth
    University of British Columbia (Okanagan)

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of psychopathic traits and empathy on emotion detection in instrumental music. Cognitive empathy positively predicted overall emotion detection and music portraying sadness, with psychopathic traits negatively predicting the detection of sadness. Findings suggest that individual differences impact musical emotion recognition, necessitating further research.

Personality Traits