Is it just me?


Why is it that I can listen to a recording and be moved to tears on one day and other times I can listen to the same recording on the same equipment in the same room and not be as involved?
Does anyone else experience this?
Is it the humidity, barometric pressure...what?
mlman

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Nhaudio wrote:
"I think you need some dianetic auditing to permit your true Theta-personself to emerge."

What's sad is that many people buy into this, sometimes into the 6-figure range.

While I don't recommend enriching the estate of L Ron Hubbard, taking a good Psych 101 or Intro to Behaviorism course at the college or CC level might provide some insights. Disclosure: I'm an Experimental Psychologist by trade.

Quasi-formally, Antecedent Vars (essentially your mood and physical state at the time; i.e., what you "bring to the party") AND the Independent Var (here the auditory/musical stimulus) AND Interdicting Vars (auditory distortions AND other external/internal distractors) Yields a Dependent Measure (How you emotionally "feel"). Changes in the any of the Antecedent/Independent/Interdicting Vars will affect the resulting Dependent Measure response.

Again, you might enjoy an Intro Psych, Behavioral Psych, or Psychology of Music course.