Females, on average, are better than males at putting themselves in others’ shoes and imagining what the other person is thinking or feeling, suggests a new study of over 300,000 people in 57 countries.
Research involving more than 350,000 participants from six continents has found that links between musical preferences and personality are universal. The study suggests that music could play a greater role in overcoming social division.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have completed the world’s largest ever study of typical sex differences and autistic traits. They tested and confirmed two long-standing psychological theories: the Empathising-Systemising theory of sex differences and the Extreme Male Brain theory of autism.
David Greenberg (Department of Psychology) discusses the problems of labeling music by genre.
David Greenberg (Department of Psychology) discusses how musical preferences are linked to thinking styles.
Do you like your jazz to be Norah Jones or Ornette Coleman, your classical music to be Bach or Stravinsky, or your rock to be Coldplay or Slayer? The answer could give an insight into the way you think, say researchers from the University of Cambridge.
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