Music and Memorization

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Music and Memorization

• Given by
• Zack Brown
• Evan Ingram

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Procedure

• We selected to play 4 different selections.
• Pop-Rap-Classical-Control(silence)
• We made a group of 10 numbers for each type of
  music.
• Each subject listened to each song for 40
  seconds. During that time they were expected to
  memorize as much of the list as they could, in
  order.

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Hypothesis

• The goal of the study is to determine whether the
  subjects will accurately memorize the lists
  better with light background music.

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List of Numbers
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Data Recording Sheet
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Comments from Subjects

• Subject 1
• Hated silence-Did best with rap
• Subject 2
• Usually studied best with silence.
• Pop was easiest. Rap was hardest because knew the
  song.
• Subject 3
• Classical was the easiest
• Disliked silence

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Comments from Subjects (contd)

• Subject 4
• Hated rap
• Preferred silence
• Subject 5
• Preferred pop music when studying

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Comments from Subjects (contd)

• Subject 6
• Liked silence best
• Usually studied in silence
• Subject 7
• No music preference
• Subject 8
• Preferred classical or pop while studying

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Comments from Subjects (contd)

• Subject 9
• Preferred silence but liked pop
• Subject 10
• Hated rap
• Usually studied with quiet
• Subject 11
• Hated rap
• Liked classical

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Comments from Subjects (contd)

• Subject 12
• Liked silence or classical
• Usually studied with silence
• Subject 13
• Preferred classical
• Usually studied with pop

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Results
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Conclusions

• The averages with music were higher than without
  music.
• Pop music had the highest average.
• A t-test found that there was no significant
  difference between the averages.