Musc 260 Quiz 1 - Icon, Index, & Flow

Primary Process

Artistic creativity flows from the subconscious (connecting images and ideas)

Flow

A state of heightened concentration when one is so intent on the activity at hand that all other thoughts, concerns, and distractions disappear and one is fully in the present.

Semiotics

A sign or anything that is perceived by an observer which stands for or calls to mind something else and affects the observer

Icon

Resembles a sensual perception, sensation, or feeling

Index

Experiencing or having experienced the sign and object together (co-occurance)

Symbol

A linguistic definition; general signs

Preconditions for flow

Balance between challenge and skill level, continually expanding ceilings of potential challenges, potential for time-based feedback, clearly bounded by time and place, and clear, well-established goals in relation to skill-based challenges