The Influence of Music on the Perception of Physical Attractiveness
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The document summarizes research on the influence of music on perceptions of physical attractiveness. It reviews literature showing that music can alter emotions and visual perception. Studies have found that lyrics can affect ratings of male attractiveness, and that music reduces physiological responses like blood pressure and pain. The presented study hypothesized that music would lead to higher attractiveness ratings and heart rates when viewing photos. It found no significant differences in ratings but did find an interaction between music and specific photo subjects on heart rate. The results and limitations of the study are discussed.
The Influence of Music on the Perception of Physical Attractiveness
- 1. THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON THE PERCEPTION OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS N i c o lina N o l l et t i Sa m a n t ha St i l s on A l i sha Wa r t l uf t R a c h a el C a rm i n e
- 2. MUSIC AND ATTRACTION ? People listen to music to alter emotions ? (Krumhansl, 1997) ? Influence on visual perception ? (May & Hamilton, 1980) ? Lyrics can affect female rating of males on attractiveness ? (Zillman & Bhatia, 1989) .
- 3. MUSIC AND PHYSIOLOGY ? Significantly reduced systolic blood pressure , respiratory rate ? (Vaajoki, Kankkunen, Pietila, & Vehvilaninen-Julkunen, 2011) ? Significantly lower systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and verbal pain scores ? (Tse, Chan, & Benzie, 2005)
- 4. ATTRACTION AND PHYSIOLOGY Attraction and Physiology ? Eros love and heart rate ? (Matsumura, Yamakoshia, & Rolfe, 2011) ? Heart rate and viewing photographs of boyfriends ? (Guerra, Campagnoli, Vico, Volchan, Anllo-Vento, & Vila, 2011)
- 5. HYPOTHESES ?H 1 : Participants in the music condition will have higher overall ratings for the photo. ?H 2 : Participants in the music condition will experience higher overall heart rate while viewing the photos.
- 6. RESEARCH DESIGN ? Participants ? 6 Male Photo subjects ? 48 Female Experimental participants ? Materials ? Informed Consent Form ? Experimental and Control Demographic Questionnaires ? Electrocardiogram ? Neutral Video, Beethoven¡¯s Symphony Number 7, movement II ? Procedure ? Electrode application ? Neutral Video ? Photo rating segment ? Questionnaire and debriefing
- 7. RESULTS ? H1: Our hypothesis was not supported. No statistical significance was found between photo ratings and condition, (F(4.4,195.6)=.794, p>.05). ? H2:Our hypothesis was not supported. No statistical significance was found between heart rate and condition, (F(3.4,136.3)=3.71, p>.05).
- 8. FACIAL RATINGS X CONDITION
- 9. HEART RATE X CONDITION
- 10. MAJOR FINDINGS ? An interaction between photo subjects and condition was found to have a significant ef fect on heart rate. ? F (3.406, 112.697) = 3.710, p < 0.05 ? Heart rate varied much less during the music condition than during the silence condition.
- 11. MAJOR FINDINGS, C ON T ¡¯D. ? Photo order had a significant impact on photo subject ratings. ? Photo subject 3A/4B is rated as being less attractive when viewed before 6A/1B, but is rated as being more attractive when viewed after. ? p < 0.01. F (1.44) = 3.24, p = 0.079 ? Th e da t a reve a l ed a t re n d w i t h i n P h oto Subj e c t 5 A/ 2 B . Ac c o rdi n g to t h i s t re n d, h e a r t ra te c a n prov i de a n a c c ura te pre di c t i o n o f t h e pa r t i c i pa n t ¡¯s ra t i n g o f t h e ph oto s ubj e c t . F ( 1 . 4 3 ) = 2 . 5 6 , p < 0 . 1 0
- 12. DISCUSSION ? Failure to support hypotheses ? The effect of music on heart rate ? The effect of photo order on the rating of the photo subject ? The trend in predictability of photo rating based on heart rate for Photo Subject 5A/2B
- 13. LIMITATIONS ? Resources ? Small population size ? Gender ? Female experimental participants ? Music Selection ? Characteristic of a single genre ? Mood Evaluation ? Did not examine
- 14. APPLICATION ? Music therapy ? Influence of music on behavior ? Marketing ? Advertisement placement ? Consumerism ? Product placement ? Decision-Making ? Impact of stimuli on choices made
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