https://padlet.com/ezignacio21/updj2ylpfvbq Could music actually help you study or does it hinder your research? en-us 2019-02-11 15:21:12 UTC 2019-03-20 13:56:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Growing.png ezignacio21 https://padlet.com/ezignacio21/updj2ylpfvbq/wish/330884318 Pros

• Helps with stress and anxiety
• Motivates and improves mood
• Helps with memorization

Cons

• Music with lyrics may make it less efficient 
• Loud music may make it harder to focus
• Students who listen to music while studying might need to listen to music when taking tests

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“Music has the potential to take a person from the Beta brainwave state to deeper Alpha, and then Theta brainwave states, depending on the music,” explained Dr. Masha Godkin

“Music activates both the left and right brain at the same time, and the activation of both hemispheres can maximize learning and improve memory,” says Dr. Masha Godkin

it's good to stick with classical music. One

 reason this genre works well is that there are no lyrics to distract you. You can also branch out into meditation music, which is ideal for concentration as it is meant to relieve stress and relax your mind. 

the soothing sounds of classical orchestra music seem to increase mood and productivity, which makes it great for studying.

Music with 60-70 beats per minute like Beethoven’s Fur Elise appears to help students study longer and retain more information.

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• A 2005 (14 years ago) study published in "Psychology of Music" found that workers who listened to music while working had higher productivity than those who didn't. The study's authors speculate that this could be because music boosts mood, improving motivation. Particularly among students who are struggling to remain motivated to complete their work, music might provide a respite from the stress and exhaustion of studying and inspire them to keep at it
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Cons

• Music with lyrics activates the language-processing centers of the brain, and the University of Phoenix advises that this can be distracting. Particularly if you're reading or studying subjects within the humanities, the act of processing musical lyrics as you try to process the words you're studying can make studying more challenging. Students who listen to music with lyrics may have more difficulty concentrating and may struggle more to recall the information they've learned.
• Robin Harwood, et al. point to the "Mozart Effect" in their textbook "Child Psychology." The "Mozart Effect" is the belief that listening to classical music can improve intelligence; it is based upon a single study that was subsequently refuted. Instrumental and classical music won't make you smarter, according to Harwood, et al. But this music can have a relaxing, soothing effect and is less distracting than music with lyrics.
• People recall information more effectively when they're doing so in the same environment in which they initially learned it, according to the textbook "Educational Psychology." Students who listen to music while studying will be better at recalling the information they've learned if they also listen to music during tests -- an opportunity most students don't have. This might mean that listening to music can make recalling information more challenging, particularly for students who transition from listening to loud music to taking a test in a silent classroom.

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Cons

• In areas other than creativity, benefits of music are more complicated
• "How sound affects performance has been the topic of laboratory research for over 40 years, and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. Basically, this effect means that performance is poorer when a task is undertaken in the presence of background sound (irrelevant sound that you are ignoring), in comparison to quiet."
•  "Performance is equally as poor whether the background sound is music the person likes or dislikes."
• "The irrelevant sound effect itself comes from attempting to process two sources of ordered information at the same time – one from the task and one from the sound. Unfortunately, only the former is required to successfully perform the serial recall task, and the effort expended in ensuring that irrelevant order information from the sound is not processed actually impedes this ability."
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Students who revised in quiet environments performed more than 60% better in an exam than their peers who revised while listening to music that had lyrics.

Students who revised while listening to music without lyrics did better than those who had revised to music with lyrics.

It made no difference if students revised listening to songs they liked or disliked. Both led to a reduction in their test performance.

It made no difference if students revised listening to songs they liked or disliked. Both led to a reduction in their test performance.

Listening to music can motivate people and improve their mood but it doesn't help them learn new or complex material.

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From the first, music therapy was reported effective for persons with traumatic brain injury, neurological conditions and diseases, and battle fatigue, later termed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Sacks 2007). 

• Says music is good for handling stress

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