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[~Spica~]

I listen to music all the time when I'm studying, and sometimes I STILL fail. I don't think this study has much credibility.

Edited by Geisha Mikage, 10 March 2007 - 03:57 PM.

[cali_rolls]

lol! Are you serious? That's interesting~

[yien_luvBoA]

Ah..I didn't know about this.
No wonder it's easier for me to study when there's rock music, hah! my parents can't complain now. =p

[starlight]

ahahahaha no wayyy~ I bet jon is happy to hear about this " ...

[hikari_light]

Wow I thought this only applied to classical music. hahaa interestingg! I should listen to rock more often now while studying.

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Previous studies have shown that rock music improved the work rate of people collecting stock market statistics and can have a positive effect on the brain chemistry of depressed teenagers.

Really? I've noticed the opposite....in emo people and such.....o__o

Edited by hikari_light, 12 March 2007 - 07:42 PM.

[3ri]

Oh, I've read about this before, in particular the "Mozart Effect". But it seems to me that it's not the actual music that causes people to perform better but rather the way music effects a person. If you listen to music that you like, it in turn stimulates you which in turn makes you concentrate better, and therefore it may not be directly due to the music itself. Maybe that would explain why this does not apply to everyone ~ some people don't like classical or rock music or can only concentrate when it's quiet. And it makes complete sense to me. I'm sure there are some studies that counter claims of this benefit but I can't be bothered looking them up

And if this really worked then I could listen to classical and rock music all day and expect to pass uni with flying colours. But sad to say that this is not the case. If only it was that simple.

[Rice151]

Omg, this topic date backs to Sept. but I just read it this morning, let me pull up the link...

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Heavy metal 'a comfort for the bright child'
Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.

The results of a study of more than 1,000 of the brightest five per cent of young people will come as relief to parents whose offspring, usually long-haired, are devotees of Iron Maiden, AC/DC and their musical descendants.

Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delinquency and poor academic ability, many adolescent "metalheads" are extremely bright and often use the music to help them deal with the stresses and strains of being gifted social outsiders.

Stuart Cadwallader, a psychologist at the University of Warwick, will present the findings at the British Psychological Society conference in York today.

He said: "There is a perception of gifted and talented students as being into classical music and spending a lot of time reading. I think that is an inaccurate stereotype.

There is literature that links heavy metal to poor academic performance and delinquency but we found a group that contradicts that.
The researchers surveyed 1,057 members of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth - a body whose 120,000 student members are within the top five per cent academically in the 11-19 age range.

Asked for their favourite type of music, 39 per cent said rock, 18 per cent R&B and 14 per cent pop. Six per cent said heavy metal and a third rated it in their top five genres.

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Well, it was KINDA like the original post

[megawarrior]

I don't agree with this. lol

[procrastinator]

thats crap

i read this in some mag that rock music was played on elephants and plants in 2 separately conducted experiments .

The elephants began to panic in the first experiment

while its result was plants was the increased rate of harmonal relase that resulted in the withering of the leaves where the music focused the most ....


so u see thats all crap.... it does help in doing mathematics only when u r not actually listening to the song's words ....

[sakyh]

thanks for the article!
i think music could keep you from getting too bored while studying, though it can get distracting. you just have to find what works for you! ^.^
i don't see why people are bashing this idea (and rock music!)-everyone has different study methods that work for them. We aren't all the same, so quiet times aren't always going to help. >.>

Edited by sakyh, 26 March 2007 - 07:56 AM.

[frostii]

Really? For sure it ruining my hearing. Actually rock music just pumps me up...in a "I'm ready to get into a fight" way. I personally don't believe this or the classical music theory. I dunno, I'm a cynical person. It just distracts me when I'm studying/working. To each their own.

Edited by frostii, 26 March 2007 - 08:17 AM.

[procrastinator]

sakyh, on Mar 26 2007, 08:54 PM, said:

thanks for the article!
i think music could keep you from getting too bored while studying, though it can get distracting. you just have to find what works for you! ^.^
i don't see why people are bashing this idea (and rock music!)-everyone has different study methods that work for them. We aren't all the same, so quiet times aren't always going to help. >.>

true ...

[peachy9]

DreamSilver, on Sep 7 2006, 09:41 AM, said:

no wonder im so stupid    cos i dun really like rock  

lol aww that's not true XD I like rock music but I'm still stupid