The Sound of Intelligence

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The Sound of Intelligence

Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 2

Abstract

Introduction: Music has a special place in human activity due to its antiquity and ubiquity. No culture is without music and as evidence, some of the oldest archaeological relics found are musical instruments. On one hand, many music lovers admit that they know nothing about it, but they enjoy it. On the other hand, if we all like music, how can we explain the differences between people’s musical preferences? Are these preferences influenced by the previous accumulated knowledge which has in the cultural context? Objective: This research aims to investigate a link between musical preferences and the crystallized intelligence component, which is heavily dependent on the cultural aspects and also to answer the question why people seem to settle in their tastes of music as they get older. Methods: The Intelligence Structure Test (I-S-T 2000R) was applied to 100 subjects (64 women and 36 men) and also, two questionnaires have been applied, which aimed to investigate the musical preferences of the study’s participants. The first questionnaire contains questions about musical preferences, while the second one has an audio file attached , which contains fragments of different musical genres. Results: After statistically processing the collected data, it has been showed that the participants who scored above average at the Intelligence Structure Test prefer mostly to listen to classical and rock music, while those with a lower score listen to commercial and rhythmic music. Conclusions: The study indicates links between musical preferences and crystallized intelligence – the culture’s reflection over the structure of intelligence.

Authors and Affiliations

Daniela Panait, Monica-Iuliana Popescu, Livica Frăţiman

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