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. 2014 May 27;1:140003. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2014.3

Table 2. Questionnaire items: Demographics, musical background, stimulus exposure.

Item Description
id participant ID
gender male: m; female: f
age age group; five years width
handedness right: r; left: l
german_(speak,comprehend,read,write)  
english_(speak,comprehend,read,write) language proficiency
french_(speak,comprehend,read,write) none: 0; notions: 1; can get by: 2; fluent: 3
language4_(speak,comprehend,read,write)  
hearing_problems_past any hearing problems in the past (middle ear infections, otosclerosis, otospongiosis, hard of hearing, etc.): yes/no
hearing_problems_current current hearing deficit: yes/no
music_training_harmonics  
music_training_compositionmusic_training_analyticsmusic_training_historymusic_training_other You have received formal musical training in ear training, harmony, composition analysis, music history, other (e.g., sound engineer, tuner, etc.), improvisation
music_training_improv How good are you at identifying pitches absolutely?
absolute_pitch excellent: 3; ok: 2; can't do it: 1
melodic_stability You can carry a tune: Well: 3; Not very well: 2; Not at all: 1
listen_preference(1–3)_(genre,duration) Musical genre preference for active listening at home. 1–3 is order of preference. Duration is coded as hours/week.
backg._preference(1–3)_(genre,duration) Musical genre preference for passive listening while doing other things. 1–3 is order of preference. Duration is coded as hours/week.
concert_preference(1–3)_(genre,duration) Musical genre preference for concert listening. 1–3 is order of preference. Unit of duration is explicitly specified.
favorite_music_examples Please give examples of pieces, musicians and composers you listen to the most regularly
musician You consider yourself to be a musician: yes/no
music_lover If you are a non-musician, do you consider yourself to be a “music lover”?: yes/no
musician_style(1–3) If you are a musician: if you sing or play an instrument (or have you sung or played in the past), what style(s) of music did you play? (indicate in order of importance)
musician_instruments Please indicate all instruments played
musician_improv Do you improvise: yes/no
musician_improv_style Improvision style
musician_conductor Do you conduct?: yes/no
musician_other_activities Other types of musical activity, please specify.
music._act(1–3)_(,dur.,startage,endage) You practise or play or have practised or played (answer for each instrument or musical activity). Start/end age is in years. Time involved/duration is coded in hours/week.
forrest_seen Have you seen the movie “Forrest Gump” before?: yes/no
forrest_seen_dist How long since you last saw this movie? Time coded in months.
forrest_seen_count How often have you seen this movie before?
forrest_seen_languages What languages have you seen this movie in?
forrest_ad_known Have you heard the audio movie version before?: yes/no
forrest_ad_rating How did you like the audio movie?:bad: 1; rather bad: 2; rather good: 3; good: 4
forrest_ad_storydepth How far did you delve into the story?:not at all: 1; a little: 2; rather deep: 3; very deep: 4
forrest_ad_fatigue Did you get tired during the movie?:not at all: 1; a little: 2; rather tired: 3; very tired: 4
forrest_ad_feeling How did you feel during the recording session?:bad: 1; rather bad: 2; rather good: 3; good: 4
forrest_ad_artist_count In your opinion, music from how many artists was played during the movie?
audioq(1--8) Reported audio quality for each movie segment:very poor: 1, rather poor: 2, rather good: 3, very good: 4