The+effect+of+music+on+memory+retention

title: The effect of music on memory retention

purpose: “Turn that down! I thought you were doing your homework!” “I AM doing my homework! Music helps me concentrate!” This argument has been repeated, no doubt, in countless households. The question is: Who is right? Does music actually help you study? Can it affect your concentration, and in a positive or bad way? Test subjects will be asked to listen to music of their choosing.

Hypothesis: If you listen to music while you study, then you will not learn as much as if you were to not listen to music

Materials: Procedure: Data: Analysis: Conclusion: Limitations:
 * Computer with internet access
 * An iPod or other personal music device
 * Pencil and paper to take data
 * 15 people as test subjects
 * Choose a test subject.
 * Sit him or her at a computer.
 * Go to http://www.play.vg/games/52-Concentration.html
 * Allow them to play the game twice- the reason for doing this is because people get better at tasks early.
 * On the third time, allow the test subject to wear headphones and play music of their own choice(whatever they listen and are use to on a regular basis) . Have them play the game, and record their time they finished in a data table.
 * Have them do the game one more time, but without music. Record their completion time.
 * Repeat the steps for as many people as you can get to take the test.
 * Compare both ‘with music’ and ‘without music’ times for all people.
 * graph the data, so people understand the results of the experiment.

works cited: "Should You Listen to Music When You Study?" //Learning Fundamentals//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.

As Kasey said different genres of music could affect you differently like for example classical music would provide a surreal and tranqual learning enviorment that lets say listening to a rock or metal bands. (Alex Phelps) You could test the genres of music that effect their learning processes. For example, rock music could distract you more than alternative music because rock music is often extremely loud. Also, you could test when a student is studying as they do regularly. (Kasey Miller) You could also test the speed of the songs(Samuel Garrard 1/8) If you put on music that the person doesn't like it'll probably get tedious for them and make them lose concentration so it would probably be best if everyone you test to have similar interests in the same genres of music. (Michael Phillips) How many people will be testing this? "A lot of people" isn't specific enough. (Meiner 1/11/13)