Author : Hannah Blythe Bolander
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)
Book Synopsis Rockin' the GRE by : Hannah Blythe Bolander
Download or read book Rockin' the GRE written by Hannah Blythe Bolander and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study examined the effects of preferred popular music, non-preferred popular music, and classical music on college students' reading comprehension abilities. It addressed current shortcomings in the literature by presenting music to participants before rather than during testing and also by attempting to better equalize levels of arousal and mood that might be differentially affected by the various music types. After listening to each of the three music playlists, 33 undergraduate students at Butler University rated their enjoyment of the music, completed a music rating scale, self-reported their mood and arousal, and answered six GRE Reading Comprehension questions. Results showed that participants felt significantly more invigorated and less depressed after their preferred music compared to either non-preferred popular or classical music. While participants enjoyed their preferred music significantly more than the other two music types, my hypothesis that preferred popular music would exert a greater positive influence on reading comprehension than non-preferred popular music (which would, in turn, result in better reading comprehension than classical music) was not supported. Reading comprehension scores across each of the three conditions were almost identical. Thus, the current study provides no evidence that various types of music have differentiated effects on reading comprehension. Instead, results suggest that personal song selections can be utilized to improve individuals' energy levels and mood to a greater extent than either non-preferred popular music or upbeat classical music"--Leaf 3.