Daniel Berlyne's inverted-U model remains a simple, well-supported explanation of music preference as a function of collative variables. However, after reviewing the literature, we identified a gap in studies examining preference for music exhibiting collative variable levels that were classified as extreme. A small number of studies using examples of extreme music suggested a floor-effect for preference, where preference ratings remained at near the minimum for subsequent exposures. To further investigate this, we tracked preference ratings for two music stimuli over three weekly exposures: One stimulus deemed as an example of extreme music, and a second stimulus deemed as moderately unusual. The moderately unusual stimulus produced results compatible with the inverted-U model, whereas the extreme stimulus did not. In addition, a substantial percentage (32%) of individual preference trajectories for the extreme stimulus outlined a floor-effect. We conclude that the inverted-U might break down for extreme music.

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空荡荡的房间：当偏好的倒U型模型失败时-使用具有极端集体音乐的调查

丹尼尔·伯林（Daniel Berlyne）的倒U模型仍然是对音乐偏好作为归因变量的函数的简单且得到充分支持的解释。但是，在查阅文献之后，我们发现在研究对表现出归类变量级别（归类为极端）的音乐的偏好方面的研究存在差距。少数使用极限音乐示例的研究表明了偏好的底线效应，其中偏好等级保持在随后暴露的最低水平附近。为了进一步对此进行调查，我们跟踪了在每周三次曝光中对两种音乐刺激的偏好等级：一种刺激被视为极端音乐的示例，第二种刺激被视为中等程度的异常。中等程度的异常刺激产生的结果与倒U模型兼容，而极端刺激则没有。此外，极端刺激的个人偏好轨迹中有很大一部分（32％）概述了底线效应。我们得出的结论是，倒U型可能会因为极端音乐而损坏。