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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?

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/16klTyxg5PM_fwp3MTYm9RYJHNje8u-AZCEzqoHnOiaM/edit?usp=sharing

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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.

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