Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation

by David Huron

Book Overview

The psychological theory of expectation that David Huron proposes in Sweet Anticipation grew out of the author's experimental efforts to understand how music evokes emotions. These efforts evolved into a general theory of expectation that will prove informative to readers interested in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology as well as those interested in music. The book describes a set of psychological mechanisms and illustrates how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262582783
• ISBN13: 9780262582780
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher