On 3 May 2005, Christopher D. Green wrote: > Father of the Mozart-effect dies. > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/education/03shaw.html
I found this biography of Gordon Shaw interesting, particularly for its omission of any mention of Shaw's co-contributor on the Mozart effect, Frances Rauscher. As she was the first-named author on their celebrated experiment (Rauscher et al, 1993), I had assumed that the work originated with her. But according to the biography, it was Gordon Shaw all the way, and he was a physicist, not an experimental psychologist, to boot (not that there's anything wrong with that, Allen). Stephen Rauscher, F., Shaw, G., & Ky, K. (1993). Music and spatial task performance. Nature, 365, 611. ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
