STUDIU: Cimpanzeii prefera zgomotul produs de Persoanele de Culoare in locul simfoniilor Oamenilor Albi

Oare si wiggerii (rapperii) prefera sa asculte acest gen de „muzica” ca maimutele?

Daca cimpanzeii pot face muzica, o vor face pe acelasi ritm cu persoanele care se gasesc in Africa si India.

Atunci cand cimpanzeii au fost pusi sa asculte  de aproape muzica negrilor, acestia au petrecut mai mult timp in zona respectiva in mod deliberat.

Cercetatorii au facut apoi un alt test si au pus muzica facuta de Albi iar rezultatul a fost surprinzator: zona a fost parasita imediat de maimute.

De pe site-ul APA:

While preferring silence to music from the West, chimpanzees apparently like to listen to the different rhythms of music from Africa and India, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

“Our objective was not to find a preference for different cultures’ music. We used cultural music from Africa, India and Japan to pinpoint specific acoustic properties,” said study co-author Frans de Waal, PhD, of Emory University. “Past research has focused only on Western music and has not addressed the very different acoustic features of non-Western music. While nonhuman primates have previously indicated a preference among music choices, they have consistently chosen silence over the types of music previously tested.”

Previous research has found that some nonhuman primates prefer slower tempos, but the current findings may be the first to show that they display a preference for particular rhythmic patterns, according to the study. “Although Western music, such as pop, blues and classical, sound different to the casual listener, they all follow the same musical and acoustic patterns. Therefore, by testing only different Western music, previous research has essentially replicated itself,” the authors wrote. The study was published in APA’s Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition.

When African and Indian music was played near their large outdoor enclosures, the chimps spent significantly more time in areas where they could best hear the music. When Japanese music was played, they were more likely to be found in spots where it was more difficult or impossible to hear the music. The African and Indian music in the experiment had extreme ratios of strong to weak beats, whereas the Japanese music had regular strong beats, which is also typical of Western music.

“Chimpanzees may perceive the strong, predictable rhythmic patterns as threatening, as chimpanzee dominance displays commonly incorporate repeated rhythmic sounds such as stomping, clapping and banging objects,” said de Waal.

Urmatorul pas al experimentului?