A sad song can bring tears to our eyes, bring back painful memories, and make us feel sad, yet we will listen to it again. This apparent paradox has intrigued psychologists for decades: why do we voluntarily seek out music that evokes the emotion we most often want to avoid in real life? The answer is not simple, and science currently does not have a single theory that explains all cases. A large integrative review […]
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A sad song can bring tears to our eyes, bring back painful memories, and make us feel sad, yet we will listen to it again. This apparent paradox has intrigued psychologists for decades: why do we voluntarily seek out music that evokes the emotion we most often want to avoid in real life? The answer is not simple, and science currently does not have a single theory that explains all cases. A large integrative review […]
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