What Your Musical Taste Says About You

Is music the most powerful way in which we express our personalities? Does our musical taste say more about who we really are than the clothes we wear or the friends we choose? The psychological effect of music on the human brain has been studied extensively… But what does your musical taste say about you? #musicaltaste #personality #psych2go For anyone with hearing impairment who prefers the transcript, here's the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16klTyxg5PM_fwp3MTYm9RYJHNje8u-AZCEzqoHnOiaM/edit?usp=sharing Sources: What Your Love Of Bass Says About You: males are more likely to enjoy heavy bass, and a preference for bass is also linked with antisocial and borderline personality disorders. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886997000858?via%3Dihub Why Teens Like Heavier Music: teens who like heavy music are more likely to have low self-esteem, and feel rejected by others. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1022547520656 Why Athletes Like "Pump Up Music:"apparently people like certain styles of music because of their unique "self view." If you view yourself as an athlete, you prefer "vigorous" music types. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.84.6.1236 Why Some People Get Shivers And Goosebumps From Listening To Music: This interesting study states that openness to experience increases the chances of getting shivers and goosebumps while listening to music. Also, it's more likely to effect people who listen to music more than others. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1948550610386810 Those Who Are Less Open To New Experiences Tend To Prefer Repetitive Music https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886910004642?via%3Dihub Why Certain Music Is More Nostalgic Than Others http://www.soton.ac.uk/~crsi/Barrett,%20grimm,%20Robins,%20Wildschut,%20Sedikides,%20&%20Janata,%202010,%20Emotion.pdf Research found that music with higher emotion and MIXED emotions are the most nostalgic. If you enjoy this video, please thank our team for their hard work in compiling the research and making an animation out of it :) Credits: Script Writer: Elliot Figueira Script Editor: Steven Wu VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Annie Bearden - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNxDdIfHXRVGEvEt9DEbiOg?view_as=subscriber YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong Producer: Psych2Go Founder: Tai Khuong Lastly, guess what day it is today :) Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go

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