INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
In the field of music there is much to be explored, and the psychological influence of music seems little known to modern science. According to modern science we are taught that the influence of music, or of sound and vibration, comes to us and touches the senses from without. But there is one question which remains: What is the source of the influence that comes from within? The real secret of the psychological influence of music is hidden in its source, the source where sound comes from (1).
In other words, Kahn is asking about the inner experience of music and how it interacts with the sounds coming from the external world. While Kahn approaches the topic of the psychological influence of music from a spiritual or mystic perspective, it is important to point out that what he is noting is that whatever the nature of the influence of music on human beings, it can be profound. Indeed, Terry (2004 1) reports that music and its influence has been noted in all human societies and that it is known for its ability to put people in good moods, move them to tears, make them want to celebrate and just generally move them emotionally in both negative and positive ways.
Specifically, Terry (2004 1-2) states that the effects of music are really innumerable and can even include effects such as how money is spent or how someone votes, whether a person feels accepted or rejected or respected by a gi
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een done to determine whether the use of music actually improves user perception and/or performance on the Web. Many studies have looked at non-computer task completion while listening to background music in a real-world setting. According to a study completed by Hallman, Price, and Katsarou (2002), calming music led to better participant performance on an arithmetic task and a memory task than no music. It was also found that background music on cognitive test performance led to improved performance when compared with a control condition (Cockerton, Moore, & Norman, 1997). Jones, M. (2003). The Mozart effect. Document available :http:// www.indiana.edu/~intell/mozarteffect2.shtml#intro. PERTINENT SECTION OF REFERENCE Society has often hoped for a quick and simple way of increasing intelligence. In 1993, such a possibility was offered by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky (1993) found that a group of 36 college undergraduates improved their spatial-temporal intelligence (the ability to mentally manipulate objects in three-dimensional space) after listening to 10 minutes of a Mozart sonata. Results showed that student’ IQ scores improved by 8-9 points and lasted for 10-15 min