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Which of the following is NOT a means by which music can improve athletic performance:
  1. Music, especially that with a dominant beat, stimulate a desire to in humans to “sync” with the music (e.g. marching in rhythm with the drums during a parade)
  2. Music increases arousal and encourages greater activity (e.g. breaking into a jog when a “good song” comes on during your walk)
  3. Music can distract attention away from pain and fatigue
  4. Music produces an immediate increase in urine production, leading to the inevitable sprint to the port-a-john
Explanation
Answer: D - Although music has not been scientifically shown to increase the need to urinate, it makes for a good excuse on race day. Music can alter human behavior in 3 ways that could potentially “amp up” exercise performance. Music can distract from pain and fatigue, increase the athlete’s generalized state of arousal and preparedness, and - in the presence of a rapid dominant beat -- cause the athlete to speed up to “sync” with the beat, a principle known as entrainment.
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