Everyday millions of people in offices, supermarkets and factories worldwide hear background music. For most background music the soundtracks have been carefully selected to change human behaviour. According to research, fast music will not change human behaviour as much as slow music. Slow music, for instance, will make costumers shop more slowly. The longer they shop in a store, the more they will buy. Background music has also been used with great success in many factories. Fast music does not make employees work faster as some had expected. Nor does slow music, made them work slower. The main effect of the background music, is that it reduces work related stress and helps employees stay interested in their work. These necessarily reduces on-the-job accidents and saves companies money. Next time you hear background music, listen carefully and try to guess which of your behaviours it is trying to change. Chances are that you too are somehow bean influenced by background music.
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