OurlivesandoursongsDoyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplayli

　　Ourlivesandoursongs

　　Doyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.

　　Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:People’smusictasteschangeastheyageaccordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soitislikelythatyourownmusicalpreferenceswillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.

　　Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityaretheonlyfactors(因数）thataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridgeUKgathereddatafrommorethan250000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleagetheirsocialcircumstances(环境）changeandsodoestheirmusictaste.

　　Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature--“intense(热情的）”“contemporary”and“sophisticated(深奥微妙的）”.

　　Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyearsduringwhichpeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentitiesasindependentindividuals.

　　Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthoodtheirlifestylechanges--theysocialize(社交）moreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.AsaresulttheybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusicsuchaspopandR&Bwhichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.

　　Whenmiddleagecomesthingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配）bymore“sophisticated”musicsuchasjazzandclassicalaswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountryfolkandblues.

　　“Formanythislifestageisfrequentlyexhausted(使精疲力尽）byworkandfamilyandthereisarequirementforrelaxingemotive(动情的）music”JasonRentfrowaresearchmembertoldTheTelegraph.

　　Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”

　　Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons”hesaidandthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.

　　68.AccordingtoresearchersattheUniver