How does music affect behavior? by Evan Smith https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly - en-us 2017-09-22 11:59:33 UTC 2025-11-20 14:37:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 21- It is not necessarily the lyrics to the music that changes behavior, but also the rhythm of the music. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082341 2017-09-22 12:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082341 20- “Rhythm and tone in music are primarily what causes the change in our emotions. Our hearts sync to the rhythms we listen to. This means that when we listen to slow, sadmusic our heartbeat slows down, telling our brains that something sad is happening. When we listen to fast-paced, upbeat music our brains invoke feelings of excitement and energize us.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082415 2017-09-22 12:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082415 19- Even if you aren’t intentionally listening to music and you’re in a restaraunt that can affect behavior. An example would be if you are in a restaurant and you hear background music, that can affect your behavior. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082456 2017-09-22 12:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082456 18- Even big problems like depression and anxiety can be taken care of with music, trying to calm the body. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082624 2017-09-22 12:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082624 17- It matters what music you listen to, because that can affect your mood for a certain amount of time. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082675 2017-09-22 12:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082675 16- Calming music has a positive effect and actually calms people, while the opposite for rock or rap. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082733 2017-09-22 12:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082733 15-”Music can be inspiring. Music can be soothing and calming. But music can destruct us in a way we can't even imagine. Each piece of music has its own identity and personality. Choose carefully the music you listen. Whatever genre you choose to listen to, enjoy it, however be responsible for your actions.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082808 2017-09-22 12:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082808 14-”Music is a powerful tool to affect people's behavior. Yet it must be carefully used to produce a positive effect. The University of Hawaii study found that Bach’s music makes the brain work in a balanced way better than any other composer's works.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082865 2017-09-22 12:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082865 13- Depending on what type of music you listen to if has very different effects on the human person. Differentiating between softer, calming music and harder, more intensifying music. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082967 2017-09-22 12:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190082967 12- “According to the results of his studies, the heart rates and the kicks of fetus is calm and few, while listening to classical music. However, baby kicks intensive, when his mother listens to violent music.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083051 2017-09-22 12:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083051 11- A group of people took a test and the ones who were listening to calming Mozart music got higher average scores “The average score for those, who listened to Mozart was 119 points. Those who listened to relaxation music got average 111 points, while the silence led to average 110 points.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083128 2017-09-22 12:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083128 9-”Country music, a softer, melodic sound, quite different from both rock and rap music, often times mixed in the genre of pop music, which is often the most listened to genre, has not escaped its bad rap. In a study from an Auburn University professor, it appears that country music could be the factor in the depletion of white males in America. The results showed that, on average, white males who listen to country music daily have a higher rate of suicide than those who don’t. I guess misery does love company.” These are facts proving that country, a calming source of music, leads to better choices. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083227 2017-09-22 12:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083227 8-“Rap music, while just as loud as rock music, with more bass and usually some colorful language along with multiple mixed messages, has been linked to acts of violence and even drug use. According to a study on 1,200 college students age 15-25, those who listen to rap music DAILY are more prone to violence and drug use. One could perhaps blame lyrics.?” These are facts proving that rap leads to worse choices. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083309 2017-09-22 12:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083309 7-Rap normally leads to worse choices and brings out our wild side, when opera brings out more of a calm side to people. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083346 2017-09-22 12:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083346 6-Certain types of music can be associated with certain types of behavior. An example would be ‘rave music’ electronic music is associated with drug and alcohol abuse. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083401 2017-09-22 12:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083401 5-Lyrics from genres of music like rock, heavy metal, rap, and reggaeton have been discovered to revolve around sexual promiscuity, death, homicide, suicide, and substance abuse. “Most recently, rap music has been characterized by the presence of explicit sexual language in its lyrics as well as messages of violence, racism, homophobia, and hatred toward women. Drug, tobacco, and alcohol use also tend to be glorified in these songs.” emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083503 2017-09-22 12:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083503 4-Children grow into different types of music from when they’re young. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083536 2017-09-22 12:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083536 3-Music affects us in different ways also, sometimes through mood. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083574 2017-09-22 12:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083574 2-Different aged people like different types of music. Not just by age, but people of different ethnicities and culture listen to different types of music. Another difference is gender, boys and girls like different types of music. Women’s music is more of a reflector on how they are feeling when mens is usually a way to gain energy. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083651 2017-09-22 12:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083651 1-Music is a distraction from a daily problems and lets our mind wander. If we’re bored we just play our music. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083709 2017-09-22 12:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190083709 Media, Council on Communications and. “Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children and Youth.” Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 Nov. 2009, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/124/5/1488#ref-4. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190092454 2017-09-22 12:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190092454 Morin, Amy. “Can Music Be a Bad Influence on Kids & Teens?” LIVESTRONG.COM, Leaf Group, 11 Nov. 2015, www.livestrong.com/article/1000832-can-music-bad-influence-kids-teens/. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190093828 2017-09-22 12:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190093828 Advisor. “Does Music Affect Human Behavior.” The Swarm Press, The Swarm Press, 28 Feb. 2014, www.theswarmpress.com/music-affect-human-behavior/. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190094486 2017-09-22 12:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190094486 “DOES MUSIC AFFECT OUR BEHAVIOR?” Renderforest.com, www.renderforest.com/blog/does-music-affect-our-behavior. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190269110 2017-09-22 18:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190269110 Taylor, Kevin. “SiOWfa15: Science in Our World: Certainty and Controversy.” SiOWfa15 Science in Our World Certainty and Controversy, 11 Sept. 2015, sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/11/does-music-affect-our-mood/. emsmith4 https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190269597 2017-09-22 18:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emsmith4/3aa1ax81tqly/wish/190269597