“The Laughing Gnome” isn’t enough, I guess.
Entered By: grantb on August 28, 2009
No Observations
Well, this seems a little misguided – or maybe absolutely brilliant – but a psychological researcher (and guitarist) has created the ideal David Bowie song. Scientifically:
“I looked at the link between the language used and how long Bowie’s albums had spent in the charts,” said Dr Troop.
“I found that the songs with positive emotion and social processes were more successful than the songs that talked about mortality.”
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During the next academic year, Dr Troop plans to use some of the theories applied in this research to work with his psychology students to look at how different kinds of word usage can affect mood and other health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on song writing.
Tags: psychology
