The Effects of Different Genres of Music on Short-Term Memory
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Communications, Political Science, Sociology
Mentor Information
Gordon Alderink, Bradley Ambrose, James Scott
Department
Frederik Meijer Honors College, Physics, Movement Science
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 36
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Arts, Creativity/ Innovation
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between musical stimuli and the function of working/short-term memory. In order to examine this possible relationship, a pool of college-age volunteer subjects performed three trials of a memory test (classical music in background, rock music in background, and silence). The results of this study allow us to examine how listening to various types of music might affect student short term memory.
The Effects of Different Genres of Music on Short-Term Memory
Henry Hall Atrium 36
The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between musical stimuli and the function of working/short-term memory. In order to examine this possible relationship, a pool of college-age volunteer subjects performed three trials of a memory test (classical music in background, rock music in background, and silence). The results of this study allow us to examine how listening to various types of music might affect student short term memory.