The present study investigated the effect of music induced chills on time estimation. Ten individuals who ranked above a threshold rating on a scale which measures sensitivity to music induced chills participated in the study. Using a prospective paradigm, the experiment gauged participant accuracy during a time estimation task in two conditions. In one of these conditions, participants completed the task while listening to music that did not induce chills. In the other condition, participants completed the task while listening to music that did induce chills. The hypothesis anticipated that people’s accuracy while performing a time estimation task would be impacted by listening to music that produces a chills response. This hypothesis was supported by the results, and the implications of these findings for furthering an understanding of the social-emotional function of music induced chills are discussed, as well as the limitations of the current study and suggestions for future research.
