PSY274H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stephen Jay Gould, Human Communication, Standard-Definition Television
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On the nature of human communication, a glance backward through psy274: character of human communication (e. g. compared to animal communication) is revealed in . How the communication system is used, and its relationship to other psychological domains (thinking, societal structures : today: another expression of the human communicative impulse. Today: how music relate to concepts of communication and language, features of music perception and cognition, effects of experience with music. Important side note: thinking about music in its unprofessionalized form, more general way, division of individuals into experts (performers) and nonexperts (audiences/consumers) is a recent development in human history and specific to certain societies. Can music be seen as evolving or suit some communicative need/function: more specific questions. Does music fit a standard definition of communication. In some ways, but not a complete match: e. g. singing to yourself (no recipient) People may argue that you can talk to yourself. Agent(s) and recipient(s) are same, transmission by different agents can be.
