(Much) More on Music Or a symphony of administrative details

The Paper General Outline Review article same format as paperette 6-12 pp.; Minimum of 8 references Format details APA style In text-citations Gordon (2002) stated in his thesis…(or)… as evidenced in his thesis (Gordon, 2002) … and everyone was happy (Gordon, MacDonald, Russo, Schumer, 2003), later (Gordon et al., 2003). “How’s the weather?” (Mencher et al., 2004, p 12) or (Mencher et al., 1998, chap 4). Topic Anything in hearing, differs from paperette Does not require approval (suggested for thesis) Due Date (Dec. 8 in-class), Dec. 10 Friday: CCIT 4015 Hard (paper) Copy + copy

The paper Stylistic Considerations Do not quote Thesis Would anyone disagree?  Good thesis is well-defended, but has clear opposing arguments Extraneous vs. Salient information Method, result, conclusion relating to thesis  What methods are critical to obtaining this result?  How does this study compare with the others described? Criticisms of Work How would the review respond? Is it really a confounding variable? Rough Drafts ‘In-office’ review – must schedule an appt. On or before Dec 6, 2004

Quizette 2 Multiple Choice Questions + Essay Questions + Bonus Question Multiple Choice 20 questions, 1 pt each Ambiguous/No correct answer = Mark best fit + write question # and answer in booklet Essay Questions 7 questions, 3 pts each 1 – 2 paragraphs in booklet Less written encouragement More mental encouragement

Music Effects the Mind Why do they play music in stores? Shopper preferences Employee moral Does this correlate with improved sales? Milliman (1982) Behavioral study No Music Slow music (60 bpm) e.g., ‘While my Guitar Gently Weeps’ Fast music (108 bpm) e.g., Beatles ‘ DV: movement pace + sales Results: Fast music improves pace Results: Slow music reduces sales Cow’s Milk Yield (North & MacKenzie, 2001) Fast vs. Slow vs. No Music (12 Hrs/day) Milk yield improves with slow music

Studying with the Music On (Furnham & Strbac, 2002) Sound conditions Noise vs. Music vs. Silence Tasks Reading comp. Prose recall Math Results No background = best performance in all tasks Noise = worst performance in all tasks Music = difficulties at prose recall/comprehension Dependent some introvert/extrovert dependence

Which music do you prefer? Rate preference of music (McCrary, 1991) Ethnicity of listener and performer Subject judges  Ethnicity of performer  Enjoyment of music sample Middle school & College age students Results White listeners Slight preference to personal ethnicity High enjoyment of both Poor ability to judge ethnicity of performers Black listeners Strong preference to personal Slight negative reaction to non-Black recordings Accurate ability judging ethnicity of performers Other factors influencing preference Gender similarity Background similarity (i.e., rural/urban)