Understanding Music and Emotion

What analogy does Steven Pinker use to describe music's role in human evolution?

• A survival mechanism

• A primary language

• A necessary tool

• Auditory cheesecake

Which part of the brain is stimulated by music, similar to the effects of certain substances?

• Visual cortex

• Reward pathways

• Motor cortex

• Language centers

What is one reason some scientists believe music has evolutionary significance?

• It helps in hunting

• It enhances memory

• It aids in social bonding

• It improves language skills

What did Thalia Wheatley's experiment reveal about music and movement?

• They share emotional patterns

• They are unrelated

• They are learned behaviors

• They are culturally specific

What did the cross-cultural study in Cambodia suggest about music and emotion?

• Emotions in music are random

• Music is unique to Western culture

• Emotional responses to music are universal

• Music is a learned behavior