Music Preference and Personality
A recent study looked at personality types based on music preferences, and created two broad categories: the empath, and the systemizer. The following songs exemplify each category:
Empath:
- Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
- Come away with me – Norah Jones
- All of me – Billie Holliday
- Crazy little thing called love – Queen
Systemizer:
- Concerto in C – Antonio Vivaldi
- Etude Opus 65 No 3 — Alexander Scriabin
- God save the Queen – The Sex Pistols
- Enter Sandman – Metallica
Needless to say, most of us are somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. I am definitely both an empath who really cares and a sytemizer who looks for patterns. This type of research may have many useful applications though, including understanding conditions like autism, and compiling better playlists for people to enjoy.