music, congnitive tests

[Rachel611]

okay i need help i have a project and its question is exactly this......

Does listening to classical music help or hinder your ability to take congnitive tests?


please help

[barretttomlinson]

Hi,

This sounds like a very interesting project. I presume you have seen the Science Buddies Project Idea on this topic:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p003.shtml

You may find these papers describing similar studies helpful:

http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.ed ... ts/303.asp

http://www.education.com/reference/arti ... struction/

Here is a review of literature and research proposal on the same topic:

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/nsfall0 ... yhelp.html

And some comments on the subject from a teacher’s perspective:

http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/america ... cogsci.htm

And a contrary view:

http://cognitive-psychology.suite101.co ... ical_music

I am not an expert in this field, but it sounds like the subject is still under study and no firmly established consensus has been reached. That implies it is a great subject for further study. I hope you really have fun with it!

Best regards,

Barrett Tomlinson

[acgoldis]

You may want to try different kinds of music. Perhaps different types of music will make a difference.

Try Googling the "Mozart effect".

Good luck!

ACG