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On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 11:50:37AM -0600, Mike Miller wrote:
> [moved to 'discussion' list]
Thanks.
> Not only do people listen to what they enjoy, but people learn to
> enjoy what they've been hearing... (Amazingly, the "you like what
> you've been hearing" effect can be demonstrated in rats -- they even
> prefer unfamiliar music by familiar composers to unfamiliar music by
> unfamilar composers! Robert Zajonc did these studies of "familiarity
> and liking" back in the '60s and '70s.)
I enjoy exploiting this effect in myself... I find some music I don't
particularly care for, then I listen repeatedly until I 'get it'. Last
month it was Flatt & Scruggs, this month it's Indonesian dangdut.
Nobody will share a car ride with me, but I'm expanding my horizons
musically. And ocassionally find some music that I can't imagine living
without (e.g. Fela Kuti).
Some music is just obnoxious and I can never enjoy it. But I prefer to
talk about music I enjoy, so I'll let that rest.
Regards,
Mark
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