Music While Studying

Liu, Ruilun, and Zuo Wang. “Preliminary Exploration of the Effectiveness of Music Listening and Music Recommender for Studying in Naturalistic Settings.” IEEE, 29 september 2023, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10260993. Accessed 1 October 2024.

Music listening has a profound impact on human daily activities.

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Numerous studies have indicated that playing music in the background can attract peoples attention

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Some studies conclude that listening to music was beneficial to learning

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I will use this source to show reasons why music is beneficial to listen to while studying and the impact that it can have.

Oya, Ryota, and Mihiro Shirataki. “What is the Best Western Music to Listen to When Studying?” What’s New from Juntendo University, Tokyo, 2022, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jmj/advpub/0/advpub_JMJ22-0007-OT/_pdf. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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if the
noise in someone’s environment is annoying and
requires them to listen to some music, it seems that
the ideal type of music people might want to listen
to depends on what they study.

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According to the
results, it was suggested that playing slow music
or music at a low pitch when doing calculation
tasks might be good because the participants were
able to finish the calculation task faster under the
conditions in the low pitch song and also the slow
music conditions than those under counterpart
conditions.

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When doing memorization tasks, it may be best
to play music they have never listened to before
because the novelty of the song puts the mind in a
more receptive state.

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This source shows results from tests done on listening to music while doing work. It shows both a positive and negative impact on it for different tasks which I will talk about

“Does listening to music regulate negative affect in a stressful situation? Examining the effects of self-selected and researcher- selected music using both silent and active controls.” Queen's University Belfast, https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/183559570/DoesMusic.pdf. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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Study 1 indicated that participants who listened to music (self-selected and researcher-selected)
reported significantly greater anxiety reduction than participants in the silent control condition.

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Music did not reduce anxiety compared to an active control in Study 2. However, music listening
significantly increased levels of state mindfulness, which predicted lower anxiety after self
selected music listening.

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Music listening is increasingly recognised as a potentially effective method of stress, mood, and
emotion regulation

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Thsi is another source showing results of tests done. I will be able to use reasons why and why not listening to music helps

“Listening to Music While Studying - The Pros & Cons [Upd. 2024].” Prime Sound, 24 July 2024, https://primesound.org/music-while-studying/. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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Not only does music provide a pleasant background for studying, but it also enhances endurance, keeping students engaged for extended periods.

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It acts as a gentle, steady undercurrent, tuning out external disturbances

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While music can promote focus, it can also have the opposite effect, particularly when it contains lyrics.

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This is another source that lists both positives and negatives of music while studying. I can use their examples to give reasons for each

Goltz, Franziska, and Makiko Sadakata. “Do you listen to music while studying? A portrait of how people use music to optimize their cognitive performance.” ScienceDirect, October 2021, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691821001670?via%3Dihub. Accessed 27 9 2024.

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Furthermore, although findings are not consistent, evidence suggests that the age of participants might play a role in the effect of BGM on memory.

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Again, the variability in type of music and task, as well as individual differences seems to create a complex pattern of results.

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A number of studies suggest a positive effect of BGM on attention and concentration, e.g., when listening to BGM during tasks measuring selective attention

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I will use this source to provide information on the studies of listening to music while studying and if it works or not

Kiss, Luca, and Karina J. Linnell. “Making sense of background music listening habits: An arousal and task-complexity account.” psychology of music, 27 April 2022, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03057356221089017?utm_source=summon&utm_medium=discovery-provider. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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This source is another study done showing numbers I can include when I am talking about the results of listening to music

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The most common reason for listening to music during studying was focusing on the task

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The associations between individual differences in biological sex, musical training, age, and music listening habits were also explored in this study using multidimensional chi-square tests for biological sex and musical training and multinomial logistic regression analyses for age with Bonferroni correction.

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The most common reason for listening was enjoyment, a positive mood state, with more participants reporting listening to music for enjoyment while performing simple tasks than while performing complex tasks.

Mercer, Mia. “Does Listening to Music Really Help You Study? – The College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University.” College of Liberal Arts, 10 March 2021, https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/blog/2021/03/10/does-listening-to-music-really-help-you-study/. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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“If you have music going on in the background when you study, it’s going to be easier to recall that information if you also have music on in the background when you take the exam

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So if you want to listen to music while you study, try to listen to something that does not have words, or if it does have words, hopefully, it’ll be in a language that you don’t understand at all, otherwise that’s going to distract from the stuff you’re trying to study.

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This source lists reasons why listening to music while studying can be good or can be bad. So that gives me options to state the positive and negative part about it.

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So when you’re doing two things at the same time, like studying and listening to music, and one of the things requires cognitive effort, there will be a cost to how much information you can retain doing both activities

Gepp, Karin. “Music and Studying: Do They Go Together?” Healthline, https://www.healthline.com/health/does-music-help-you-study#negative-effects. Accessed 1 October 2024.

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It can also help reduce stress and promote a more positive mindset.

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Research from 2019 suggests music can activate the same reward centers in your brain as other things you enjoy.

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According to a 2007 study, music — classical music, specifically — can help your brain absorb and interpret new information more easily.

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This source lists many positive things about listening to music while studying which I can use as positives