Prelude or requiem for the ‘Mozart effect’?

Kenneth M. Steele, Simone Dalla Bella, Isabelle Peretz, Tracey Dunlop, Lloyd A. Dawe, G. Keith Humphrey, Roberta A. Shannon, Johnny L. Kirby and C. G. Olmstead
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Kenneth M. Steele: Appalachian State University
Simone Dalla Bella: Université de Montréal
Isabelle Peretz: Université de Montréal
Tracey Dunlop: University of Western Ontario, Social Science Centre
Lloyd A. Dawe: University of Western Ontario, Social Science Centre
G. Keith Humphrey: University of Western Ontario, Social Science Centre
Roberta A. Shannon: Appalachian State University
Johnny L. Kirby: Appalachian State University
C. G. Olmstead: Appalachian State University

Nature, 1999, vol. 400, issue 6747, 827-827

Abstract: Abstract Rauscher et al. reported1 that brief exposure to a Mozart piano sonata produces a temporary increase in spatial reasoning scores, amounting to the equivalent of 8-9 IQ points on the Stanford-Binet IQ scale2. Early attempts to confirm this ‘Mozart effect’ were unsuccessful3,4,5,6. Rauscher et al. subsequently restricted their account to an improvement in spatial-temporal reasoning, as measured by the Paper Folding and Cutting task7. We use procedures modelled on the original report to show that there is little evidence for a direct effect of music exposure on reasoning ability.

Date: 1999
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