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5. Skim the text below and circle the best title for it.

1 Psychology of Music 2 Brief History of 3 Why Are Musical Genres
Preference Music Important?

Music is present in almost every aspect of our lives with a variety of melodies, harmonies, and rhythms
in it. Being inexpensive and easily accessible makes it the best form of entertainment of all kinds.
Therefore, no other alternative can boost our mood and positively impact our physical and psychological
well-being as much as music. It evokes and arouses emotions in the listeners. However, the emotions
evoked by music cannot be identical for each audience. Musical tastes and preferences of the listeners
for a particular kind may impact the interpretation of the emotion felt by them. Several pieces of research
and studies have shown that there is a strong relationship between music preferences and
personality traits.
David M. Greenberg, a psychologist at the University of Cambridge, found that
individuals’ musical preferences are linked to three broad thinking styles:
empathizers (Type E), systemizers (Type S), and the ones classified as balanced
(Type B). The participants were asked to listen to fifty musical excerpts and
indicate their preferences. Type E who has a strong interest in others’ thoughts
and emotions was more interested in mellow music that had low energy,
sad emotions, and emotional depth like R&B and soft rock genres. Whereas
Type S who is interested in the systems and instrumental elements preferred
more intense music, such as hard rock, punk, and heavy metal genres. Type
B individuals who have the characteristics of both styles equally displayed a
broader range of musical preferences.
On the other hand, there is no adequate evidence to justify the belief that
personality traits determine our musical tastes. Some other factors such as age,
cultural background, and gender—that may influence our preferences—should also be
considered in explaining how one’s musical taste is shaped.

6. Read the text and match the highlighted words in the text to the definitions below.

1 : a particular quality in someone’s character
2 : extreme and forceful
3 : a short part taken from a speech, book, etc.
4 : to improve or increase something
5 : smooth and soft
6 : to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind

7. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1 What are the functions of music in everyday life?

2 How does Greenberg classify thinking styles?

3 What are the characteristics of empathizers?

4 Why are Type B individuals called balanced?

5 What are the factors that shape our musical tastes?

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