Author(s): Witek MAG; Matthews T; Bodak R; Blausz MW; Penhune V; Vuust P;

The inverted U hypothesis in music predicts that listeners prefer intermediate levels of complexity. However, the shape of the liking response to harmonic complexity and the effect of musicianship remains unclear. Here, we tested whether the relationship between liking and harmonic complexity in single chords shows an inverted U shape and whether this U s ...

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