Post by the Scribe on Mar 7, 2023 7:09:07 GMT
FAVORITE EARWORMS
A song that sticks in your mind, and will not leave no matter how much you try.
The best way to get rid of an earworm is to replace it with another. Be prepared to become a jukebox.
Psychologists Identify Key Characteristics Of Earworms
Certain songs do tend to stick in our heads more than others for some very specific reasons, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
These songs, often called earworms, are usually faster, with a fairly generic and easy-to-remember melody but with some particular intervals, such as leaps or repetitions, that set them apart from the average pop song, according to the first large-scale study of earworms. The article appears online in the APA journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts®.
Studies of earworms can help to understand how brain networks — which are involved in perception, emotions, memory and spontaneous thoughts — behave in different people, the authors said.
Jakubowski offered tips for how to get rid of an earworm:
Engage with the song. Many people report that actually listening to the earworm song all the way through can help to eliminate having it stuck on a loop.Distract yourself by thinking of or listening to a different song.Try not to think about it and let it fade away naturally on its own.
my jukebox:
A song that sticks in your mind, and will not leave no matter how much you try.
The best way to get rid of an earworm is to replace it with another. Be prepared to become a jukebox.
Psychologists Identify Key Characteristics Of Earworms
Certain songs do tend to stick in our heads more than others for some very specific reasons, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
These songs, often called earworms, are usually faster, with a fairly generic and easy-to-remember melody but with some particular intervals, such as leaps or repetitions, that set them apart from the average pop song, according to the first large-scale study of earworms. The article appears online in the APA journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts®.
Studies of earworms can help to understand how brain networks — which are involved in perception, emotions, memory and spontaneous thoughts — behave in different people, the authors said.
Jakubowski offered tips for how to get rid of an earworm:
Engage with the song. Many people report that actually listening to the earworm song all the way through can help to eliminate having it stuck on a loop.Distract yourself by thinking of or listening to a different song.Try not to think about it and let it fade away naturally on its own.
my jukebox: