An Empirical Study About The Influence Of Buddhist Music On Attention Function

Music is closely related to our daily life.Researches on music and attention also has a long history.In the past,researchers have studied whether music can affect attention function and how it affects attention function.But the psychology study of Buddhist music and attention is still in a blank state.the Buddhist music is rooted in the traditional Buddhist culture,provide service for Buddhism and various of Buddhist activities.For Buddhists,Buddhist music is not only a kind of music,but also a way of practice.It has a positive effect on the training of attention function and the improvement of attention quality.For non-Buddhists,Buddhist music can bring us the function of centering meditation.In the field of psychotherapy,Buddhist music has been confirmed to have a positive effect on the treatment of ADHD,manyforeign studies about the religious music psychology also emphasize the emotional-regulatory function of music,while few studies focused on the relationship between attention function and religious music.Therefore,this study will explore the influence of Buddhist music on attention function.This study is divided into three parts: 1.under two different ways: induction music and background music,to explore the difference of impact of Buddhist music on attention function.2.based on the study 1's result,discusse the different between the two main characteristics of Buddhist music melody and lyrics on attention function,and the arousal will be analyze as the cause of the differences.3.to explore the different effects between Buddhist music and Chinese classical light music on attention function,in order to judge the actual psychological value of Buddhist music,and the religious experience will be analyze as the cause of the differences.The results are as follows:1.Buddhist music can improve the attention function,background music's effect is the best;2.The melody of Buddhist music has a positive effect on improving the function of attention;3.Buddhist music can enhance the individual arousal,and the arousal of the subject can be used to predict the alertness and orientation of attention;4.Compared with classical Chinese light music,Buddhist music can enhance individual's attention alertness and executive control;5.Compared with classical Chinese light music,Buddhist music can trigger higher individual's religious experience,while the individual's religious experience can predict their executive control of attention.;...