Mozart effect
I am intensely skeptical of the Mozart effect. Not so formal as peer reviewed article abstracts, but this little online entry sums things up nicely: http://skepdic.com/mozart.html Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Mozart effect
I am intensely skeptical of the Mozart effect. Not so formal as peer reviewed article abstracts, but this little online entry sums things up nicely: http://skepdic.com/mozart.html Eugene So am I. Therefore my twins were (from day 1) subjected to hefty daily doses of JSB, CPEB, SLW, LvB, Haydn, Brahms, Bruckner and many others, but not WAM. RT ___ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Mozart effect
Oh n! I doubt any effect of any of those composers. Maybe the music of a certain composer or a certain piece tend to affect our senses in a certain way but surely this is nothing lasting. The good thing is believing in the myst of the whoever-effect brings children in contact with good music in early days instead of the ususal pop-radio programs Thomas Am Freitag, 6. Mai 2005 16:33 schrieben Sie: Therefore my twins were (from day 1) subjected to hefty daily doses of JSB, CPEB, SLW, LvB, Haydn, Brahms, Bruckner and many others, but not WAM. -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Three switched witches watch three swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watches which swatch watch switch? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Mozart effect
Oh n! I doubt any effect of any of those composers. Maybe the music of a certain composer or a certain piece tend to affect our senses in a certain way but surely this is nothing lasting. The good thing is believing in the myst of the whoever-effect brings children in contact with good music in early days instead of the ususal pop-radio programs Thomas Actually this had nothing to do with Effect, but rather both my wife and I much prefer Haydn to Mozart. RT Am Freitag, 6. Mai 2005 16:33 schrieben Sie: Therefore my twins were (from day 1) subjected to hefty daily doses of JSB, CPEB, SLW, LvB, Haydn, Brahms, Bruckner and many others, but not WAM. ___ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Mozart effect
Some contributes about the Mozart effect Paolo Declich Rev Neurol. 2004 Dec 16-31;39(12):1167-73.Related Articles, Links [Musical perception and cognitive functions. Is there such a thing as the Mozart effect?] [Article in Spanish] Talero-Gutierrez C, Zarruk-Serrano JG, Espinosa-Bode A. Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario. Facultad de Medicina., Bogota, Colombia. INTRODUCTION. Throughout the second half of the 20th century important advances were made in the study of neurobiology related to the processing of music, the differences and similarities between the neural pathways involved in language and in music, the role played by each hemisphere in recognising these stimuli, and the effects that exposure to certain specific pieces of music could have on the cognitive functions. DEVELOPMENT. The objective of this study is to review the literature concerning music and the central nervous system, bearing in mind the above-mentioned aspects. Likewise, we also wanted to analyse the reports referring to the Mozart effect and Tomatis, in addition to those dealing with formal musical education and its effects. The increased capacity to respond in visuospatial-type tasks after exposure to music by Mozart has triggered a commercial boom which makes use of isolated data, while the real extent of the effect remains unknown. CONCLUSIONS. After revi! ewing the scientific literature on this subject, it was found that the effects of exposure to music by Mozart (the 'Mozart effect') when they actually occurred, were limited to a specific skill that did not last for more than a few minutes. Formal musical education, on the other hand, shows more permanent positive effects but which can be attributed to the individual attention the pupil receives and to the stimulation in basic skills for general learning Br J Soc Psychol. 2004 Dec;43(Pt 4):605-23.Related Articles, Links The Mozart effect: tracking the evolution of a scientific legend. Bangerter A, Heath C. Department of Psychology, Stanford University, USA. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Theories of the diffusion of ideas in social psychology converge on the assumption that shared beliefs (e.g., social representations, rumours and legends) propagate because they address the needs or concerns of social groups. But little empirical research exists demonstrating this link. We report three media studies of the diffusion of a scientific legend as a particular kind of shared belief. We studied the Mozart effect (ME), the idea that listening to classical music enhances intelligence. Study 1 showed that the ME elicited more persistent media attention than other science reports and this attention increased when the ME was manifested in events outside of science. Study 2 suggested that diffusion of the ME may have responded to varying levels of collective anxiety. Study 3 demonstrated how the content of the ME evolved during diffusion. The results provide evidence for the functionality of diffusion of ideas and initial elements for a model of the emergence and evoluti! on of scientific legends. Nature 400, 826 - 827 (26 August 1999); doi:10.1038/23608 Prelude or requiem for the 'Mozart effect'? CHRISTOPHER F. CHABRIS Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA Rauscher et al. reported that listening to ten minutes of Mozart's music increased the abstract reasoning ability of college students, as measured by IQ scores, by 8 or 9 points compared with listening to relaxation instructions or silence, respectively. This startling finding became known as the 'Mozart effect', and has since been explored by several research groups. Here I use a meta-analysis to demonstrate that any cognitive enhancement is small and does not reflect any change in IQ or reasoning ability in general, but instead derives entirely from performance on one specific type of cognitive task and has a simple neuropsychological explanation. Psychol Sci. 2001 May;12(3):248-51.Related Articles, Links Arousal, mood, and the Mozart effect. Thompson WF, Schellenberg EG, Husain G. Department of Psychology, Atkinson College, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Mozart effect refers to claims that people perform better on tests of spatial abilities after listening to music composed by Mozart. We examined whether the Mozart effect is a consequence of between-condition differences in arousal and mood. Participants completed a test of spatial abilities after listening to music or sitting in silence. The music was a Mozart sonata (a pleasant and energetic piece) for some participants and an Albinoni adagio (a slow, sad piece) for others. We also measured enjoyment, arousal, and mood. Performance on tbe spatial task was better following the music than the silence condition but only for participants who heard Mozart. The two music selections also induced
Fw: Mozart effect is a fraud... (of general interest)
- Original Message - From: Mary Feinsinger To: Georgina Finch Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: Fwd: Mozart effect is a fraud... Subject: Re: Mozart effect is a fraud... Another Urban Legend A new report now says that the Mozart effect is a fraud (via Terry Teachout). For you hip urban professionals: no, playing Mozart for your designer baby will not improve his IQ or help him get into that exclusive pre-school. He'll just have to be admitted into Harvard some other way. Of course, we're all better off for listening to Mozart purely for the pleasure of it. However, one wonders that if playing Mozart sonatas for little Hillary or Jason could boost their intelligence, what would happen if other composers were played in their developmental time? Liszt effect: Child speaks rapidly and extravagantly, but never really says anything important. Raff effect: Child becomes a bore. Bruckner effect: Child speaks very slowly and repeats himself frequently. Gains reputation for profundity. Wagner effect: Child becomes a megalomaniac. May eventually marry his sister. Mahler effect: Child continually screams - at great length and volume - that he's dying. Schoenberg effect: Child never repeats a word until he's used all the other words in his vocabulary. Sometimes talks backwards. Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child blames them for their inability to understand him. Babbitt effect: Child gibbers nonsense all the time. Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child doesn't care because all his playmate! s think he's cool. Postscript from Cori Ellison: Yes! And what about: Schumann Effect - Child elopes with piano teacher's daughter, tries to stretch his fingers, and goes crazy. Rossini Effect - Child's speech keeps getting faster, higher, louder, and more florid, until he suddenly retires at an early age. Philip Glass Effect - Child refuses to develop themes, keeps repeating himself endlessly, and becomes inexplicably popular with drug users. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Mozart effect is a fraud... (of general interest)
Should we add some lutenisms? Gaultier Effect? Child blabbers euphoniously enough, but makes no sense Kapsberger Effect: Child cannot complete a sentence Baron Effect: Child is fairly eloquent, but never says anything worth paying attention to RT A new report now says that the Mozart effect is a fraud (via Terry Teachout). For you hip urban professionals: no, playing Mozart for your designer baby will not improve his IQ or help him get into that exclusive pre-school. He'll just have to be admitted into Harvard some other way. Of course, we're all better off for listening to Mozart purely for the pleasure of it. However, one wonders that if playing Mozart sonatas for little Hillary or Jason could boost their intelligence, what would happen if other composers were played in their developmental time? Liszt effect: Child speaks rapidly and extravagantly, but never really says anything important. Raff effect: Child becomes a bore. Bruckner effect: Child speaks very slowly and repeats himself frequently. Gains reputation for profundity. Wagner effect: Child becomes a megalomaniac. May eventually marry his sister. Mahler effect: Child continually screams - at great length and volume - that he's dying. Schoenberg effect: Child never repeats a word until he's used all the other words in his vocabulary. Sometimes talks backwards. Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child blames them for their inability to understand him. Babbitt effect: Child gibbers nonsense all the time. Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child doesn't care because all his playmate! s think he's cool. Postscript from Cori Ellison: Yes! And what about: Schumann Effect - Child elopes with piano teacher's daughter, tries to stretch his fingers, and goes crazy. Rossini Effect - Child's speech keeps getting faster, higher, louder, and more florid, until he suddenly retires at an early age. Philip Glass Effect - Child refuses to develop themes, keeps repeating himself endlessly, and becomes inexplicably popular with drug users. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ___ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com
