Stimulus preparation included cutting and adding ramps (500 ms) at the beginning and end of each excerpt, as well as adjustment of loudness to the average sound level (−13.7 dB) over all stimuli.
In phase II, two different researchers recoded each excerpt into one of the proposed categories developed during the focused coding cycle.
Note that all versions of one excerpt were played with identical emotional expression, and that the only difference between these three versions of each excerpt was the different chord function (expected, unexpected, very unexpected) of the critical chord.
Instead, his identity was revealed at the end of each excerpt, in minuscule type: "Henry James, Jr".
For factor two, the nature of the original, Judge Evans does not make a blanket assumption, owing to instructions from the Eleventh Circuit, but looks at the nature of each excerpt.
Musical clips represented the most pleasurable minute of each excerpt, as previously selected by participants, and included the point at which chills are experienced.
After the groups have explored their particular stage of grief, have each group choose an excerpt of the cancer survivor's story to be read aloud.
Maiden Voyage Dance perform an excerpt of Each for Other, a piece about taking that next step, mentally and physically, conquering hindrances and obstacles as the performers find collective strength and possibility while supporting each other.
To examine whether within-excerpt changes in psychophysiology are due to individualized emotional reactions to the excerpt or related to the changes in acoustical features of each musical excerpt, we matched each excerpt with one individual who considered it pleasurable and one individual who considered it neutral.
An excerpt of my testimony….
