Moscicki, MicheleBuro, KarenTingley, Jessica2019-05-072022-05-312022-05-312019https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1323Presented on April 23, 2019 at Student Research Day held at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.Our study investigated earworms in relation to affect. An earworm is defined as hearing music without currently listening to music. Affect refers to emotions. As the research on earworms is limited, one goal of our study was to confirm and advance prior findings, such as whether or not neuroticism is associated with a heightened occurrence of earworms. We hypothesized that earworms are a type of ruminative thought, which are typically associated with stress and worry. Based on this hypothesis, our specific prediction was that people with higher levels of stress/anxiety would be more likely to experience earworms.313.53 KBPDFenAll Rights ReservedanxietyneuroticismearwormsStudent Presentation