Ted Talk: Earworms

In what kind of tasks do earworms typically burrow in?

• Physical activities

• Social interactions

• Tasks requiring high concentration

• Tasks requiring little attention

What percentage of people experience earworms at least once a week?

• 90%

• 70%

• 50%

• 100%

Earworms are a form of which type of mental imagery?

• Visual

• Auditory

• Tactile

• Gustatory

What is one theory about why music gets stuck in our heads?

• Because it is always playing around us

• Because it is easy to forget

• Because it is represented in memory in a unique way

• Because it is visually appealing

Why is it hard to think about one particular musical moment in isolation?

• Because we anticipate the next note

• Because music is always changing

• Because we forget the previous notes

• Because music is too complex