Christmas Earworms

What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?

• All I Want for Christmas

• Last Christmas

• White Christmas

• Jingle Bells

What are earworms?

• Insects that appear during Christmas

• Songs that get stuck in our heads

• Traditional Christmas carols

• Festive decorations

What kind of songs are more likely to become earworms?

• Songs with no melodic patterns

• Songs with complex melodic patterns

• Songs with fast tempos

• Songs with simple melodic patterns

What is the characteristic feature of the song 'White Christmas' that makes it an earworm?

• Melodic shifts and slides

• Unusual instrumental sequences

• Lack of a catchy chorus

• Unpredictable tempo changes

What is the pattern of liking for an individual song over time held to fit?

• Linear curve

• U-shaped curve

• Exponential curve

• S-shaped curve

What does too much exposure to a song lead to according to the text?

• Increased liking

• Decreased liking

• No change in liking

• Complete disinterest

What approach do people use to regulate their own exposure to their own music over very long periods of time?

• The Elephant approach

• The Squirrel approach

• The Penguin approach

• The Lion approach

What happens to the liking for a song when coming back to it after a period of time away?

• It becomes unpredictable

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It decreases

Choose the odd one out.

• Earworm

• Catchy song

• Sticky tune

• Humming