Effect of Classical Background Music on Attention Level in Adolescents

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10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_117How to use a DOI?

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music; classical music; attention; reaction time; high schoolers

Abstract

Music consumption has been on the rise since the late 1990s. With more and more teens gaining access to a portable walkman or CD player, it can be observed that many choose to listen to music whilst studying or doing other attention-demanding work. This is mainly due to The Mozart effect, which suggests that listening to classical music (especially Mozart’s pieces) can enhance performance in certain tasks. Some question whether listening to music can improve one’s attention or is actually causing a distraction. It was hypothesized in this study that listening to classical background music improves participants’ performances on mentally demanding tasks. High schoolers between the ages of 15 to 17 will each complete 2 reaction time tests, once with background music and the other without. The time it takes for each individual to complete one test will be recorded. The final data and result of the study support the hypothesis that listening to music whilst doing a mentally demanding task does, in fact, help with attention and reaction time. Although there are some limitations present such as sample size and sampling method, this could be a good opportunity to expand on the subject area through future research with different musical genres and other age groups.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sumeng Zhang
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/07/11
TI  - Effect of Classical Background Music on Attention Level in Adolescents
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 898
EP  - 905
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_117
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_117
ID  - Zhang2023
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