Earworms ('stuck song syndrome'): Towards a natural history of intrusive thoughts
Earworms ('stuck song syndrome'): Towards a natural history of intrusive thoughts
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DOI：
10.1348/000712609x479636
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发表时间：
2010-11-01
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4
通讯作者：
Williams, Tim I.
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作者：
Beaman, C. Philip;Williams, Tim I.
两项研究考察了重复播放不受欢迎的朗朗上口的曲调--“耳虫”的经历。调查数据显示，这种经历很普遍，但耳虫通常不被认为是问题，尽管那些认为音乐对他们很重要的人报告说，耳虫比那些认为音乐不那么重要的人更长，更难控制。产生这些体验的曲调在不同的人之间有很大的不同，但体验它们的人总是熟悉的。一项日记研究证实了这些发现，还表明，尽管耳虫复发相对罕见，不太可能持续超过24小时，但耳虫和耳虫经历的长度经常超过听觉记忆能力的标准估计。主动尝试阻止或消除耳虫不如被动接受成功，这与韦格纳的讽刺心理控制理论是一致的。
Two studies examine the experience of 'earworms', unwanted catchy tunes that repeat. Survey data show that the experience is widespread but earworms are not generally considered problematic, although those who consider music to be important to them report earworms as longer, and harder to control, than those who consider music as less important. The tunes which produce these experiences vary considerably between individuals but are always familiar to those who experience them. A diary study confirms these findings and also indicates that, although earworm recurrence is relatively uncommon and unlikely to persist for longer than 24 h, the length of both the earworm and the earworm experience frequently exceed standard estimates of auditory memory capacity. Active attempts to block or eliminate the earworm are less successful than passive acceptance, consistent with Wegner's theory of ironic mental control.