An optical motion capture system was used to calculate their quantity of motion, and a set of questionnaires collected data about music preferences, listening habits, and the experimental sessions. Each participant listened to all the stimuli using both headphones and speakers. The six different stimuli were 45 s each and ranged from a simple pulse to excerpts from electronic dance music (EDM). But are spontaneous movement responses to music similar if the stimuli are presented using headphones or speakers? This article presents results from an exploratory study in which 35 participants listened to rhythmic stimuli while standing in a neutral position.
Previous studies have shown that music may lead to spontaneous body movement, even when people try to stand still. 3Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.2Department of Musicology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.1RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.Gonzalez-Sanchez 1,2, Bruno Laeng 1,3 and Alexander Refsum Jensenius 1,2
