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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2017.20.1.83

The Effect of Background Music on Impulsive Decision Making: When People are Exposed to Luxury Items  

Jang, Seongjin (Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
Han, Kwanghee (Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.20, no.1, 2017 , pp. 83-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we figured out that music modes and item types could affect people's urged decision making through a k-value which results from a delay discounting's hyperbolic function. Generally, high k-value is related to impulsive decision making. Concretely, there was a significant interaction between items and music. For the luxury item, the k-value was higher while listening to major music than minor. However, for the non-luxury item condition the k-value difference was not significant between two pieces of music. Moreover, we expected mood could be manipulated after listening to the music and mediate a difference of tendency. We used first movement as an allegro and second as an andante of Mozart piano concerto No.5 D-major and No.20 D-minor for stimuli. As a result, mode and tempo's main effects were not significant. Nevertheless, there was a significant two-way interaction. To put it concretely, the k-value of major condition was marginally higher than minor condition on allegro. However, the k-value of major condition was significantly lower than minor condition on andante. Also, depressed degree difference was significant but it was not significant as a mediator. Set depressed degree as a predict variable and future time span as a mediator, further research found future time perception partially mediated the effect that depressed degree affects impulsivity.
Keywords
Backgroud Music; Luxury Item; Delay Discounting; Impulsive Decision Making;
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