 As for higher-order emotional responses, there are at least two possible explanations. One appeals to the phenomenon of “emotional contagion” or “mirroring responses” (S. Davies 1994: 279–307; 2006: 186–8). When surrounded by moping people, one tends to become sad. Moreover, such a “mood” is not about some intentional object. One is not necessarily sad for the mopers, nor whatever they are sad about, if anything. Similarly, when “surrounded” by music that presents an appearance of sadness, one might become sad, but not sad about the music, or anything else (Radford 1991). Jenefer Robinson has objected that such contagion is only well documented as a form of non-cognitive response, and in response to restricted cues: “After all, if living with a basset hound were like living with a depressed person, would normal folk choose a basset hound as their life’s companion?” (2005: 387–8). But it may be that music’s dynamic character is enough for it to cross the threshold into the realm of resemblances that elicit mirroring responses from us.