This chapter reviews the major approaches to measure empathy, considers their validity and
reliability, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Empathy is a …

Scientists, humanists, and art lovers alike value art not just for its beauty, but also for its
social and epistemic importance; that is, for its communicative nature, its capacity to increase …

Since the advent of the concept of empathy in the scientific literature, it has been
hypothesized, although not necessarily empirically verified, that empathic processes are …

As demonstrated by many of the chapters in this book, the intimate connections between
emotions and music have multiple facets that have fascinated musicians, scientists, and …

The social cognitive basis of music processing has long been noted, and recent research
has shown that trait empathy is linked to musical preferences and listening style. Does …

There is substantial interest among psychologists in the psychological processes of
engaging arts and humanities. Despite this, there is still a need for methodological tools to …

Empathy—understanding and sharing the feelings and experiences of others—is one of our
most important social capacities. Music is a social stimulus in that it involves communication …

Coordinated behavior promotes collaboration among humans. To shed light upon this
relationship, we investigated whether and how interpersonal coordination is promoted by …

Process theories have argued that empathy and visual imagery are important mechanisms
underlying emotional reactivity to music. Transient affective states such as mood may also …

Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask synthesizes and integrates research in
the field of creativity and the performing arts. Within the performing arts there are multiple …