Research Question: Does listening to Mozart increase spatial and

temporal reasoning skills?

Works Cited:
Hammond, C. (2013, January 7). Does listening to Mozart really boost
your brainpower? Retrieved April 12, 2015, from
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130107-can-mozart-boostbrainpower
This is a scholarly article about the Mozart Effect. It mostly works
to disprove the Mozart Effect, but also explained key elements
and gave specific examples about the Mozart Effect. The article
cited specific psychological studies which will be helpful going
forward. I found this article through Google Advanced Search.
Lerch, D. (n.d.). The Mozart Effect: A Closer Look. Retrieved April 12,
2015, from
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/lerch1/edpsy/mozart_effect.html
This was a scholarly booklet of articles about the Mozart Effect. It
was extremely helpful in giving the background of the
phenomenon. I found this article through Google Advanced
Search.
Jenkins, J. S. (2001). The Mozart effect. Journal of the Royal Society of
Medicine, 94(4), 170172.
This is a scholarly article that analyzes specific studies done on
the Mozart Effect. It was very helpful in providing concise,
objective analysis of the original studies.
Turner, C. (2014, September 10). This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain
on Music. Retrieved April 13, 2015, from
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/09/10/343681493/this-is-yourbrain-this-is-your-brain-on-music
This article was helpful in not just looking at the Mozart Effect,
but the general effect of music on the brain. It helped to put the
Mozart Effect into a more scientific, less miracely gaze.
Wise, B. (2013). After the 'Mozart Effect' [Radio series episode]. In
Conducting Business. New York:
This source was a radio episode. It mostly worked to debunk the
Mozart Effect, but gave good specific examples on the effect. I
found this source on Google Advanced Search.