Abstract
It is assumed useful to clarify the affective value of musical pieces for mood induction. For this purpose, the impression method is conducted using a rating scale composed of adjectives representing the affective values. There is a possibility of bias caused by the evaluative dimension of terms on rating. The evaluative dimension is related with some specific descriptive dimensions in affective meaning space along with a characteristic of each person. The likes and dislikes for musical pieces or the mood during listening to music could affect the rating of the affective values of musical pieces on the terms having the specific descriptive dimension. Providing a list of evaluative values of terms representing affective values of music with some available forms is thought to be able to modify the bias. Female undergraduate students and female junior college students were requested to rate how desirable each of the listed 40 affective terms were. The rating values of terms rated desirable were more narrowly distributed between subjects than those terms rated undesirable.
