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In the article, “Listening to Music while Studying: A Good or Bad Idea?”, the author Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, explores the effects of listening to music while studying. The article begins with the author, Carolina, walking into a library observing the students preparing and studying for their upcoming exams, and observing how most of the students are wearing headphones listening to music (Tetzel Paragraph 1). The first question that was considered was the myth of the “Mozart Effect”, which is said to make you smarter, however is false. Furthermore, the correct description of the Mozart Effect is known as, “a brief enhancement of spatial-temporal abilities in college students after listening to a Mozart piano sonata” (Qtd Tetzel Paragraph 2). This was discovered by Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky in an experiment to find the effects of listening to Mozart on students. The researchers found that the students who listened to Mozart before their studies had a brief increase in the spatial-temporal abilities.

Another group of researchers at Schellenberg and colleagues stated in their arousal-emotion/mood-activation hypothesis that music puts students into a positive mood and has a positive effect on academic performance (Qtd Tetzel Paragraph 3). As well as researching the opposite effect in the changing states hypothesis which states the rapid change of music will distract learning and lead to poor academic performance (Qtd Tetzel Paragraph 3). Tetzel further supports the claim that music is beneficial while studying by referencing a study that found students who were listening to music while studying for a vocabulary exam performed better than those who did not (Tetzel Paragraph 5). Furthermore, another study found introverted people were negatively affected with background music, and extroverted people responded with no affect. This study was focused on abstract reasoning for introverted and extroverted people. This particular study concluded that if you are an introverted induvial, you are better off refraining from studying with background music (Tetzel Paragraph 6). Although beneficial for many, others may not reap the positive effects of listening to music while studying. It is a personal preference and depends on what works for you, but most certainly worth trying out. The author Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel is a credible source since she received many positive reviews with her article and research. The author also references the Mozart effect and explains the factual information behind it. Furthermore, the author references a research project conducted by credible researches whom found this information for a valid organization. The author concludes with her personal preference and she in fact listens to music while studying as well!

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