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- ► Music helps overcoming cognitive dissonance and hold contradictory knowledge. ► This might be fundamental for human evolution and ability to think. ► The ‘Mozart effect’ might be caused by overcoming cognitive dissonance. ► Students reduce thinking time during stressful tests, but music reverses this. ► A ‘mystery of music’ might be due to overcoming cognitive dissonance.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432813000557Mozart effect, cognitive dissonance, and the pleasure of music
Apr 2, 2012 · A recent hypothesis suggested that a fundamental function of music has been to help mitigating cognitive dissonances. A cognitive dissonance is "a discomfort caused by holding...
- Nobuo Masataka, Leonid Perlovsky
- 2012
The purpose of this research is to study how music can be used to influence the teaching and learning environment and to enhance students' cognitive memory so they can learn more...
Nov 23, 2023 · For instance, in a study in an primary school setting, music, play, and games during music listening were shown to have a better effect on cognitive regeneration compared to a rest condition (Mezghani et al., 2022).
This paper investigates the impact of background music on students' cognitive performance in the classroom environment, aiming to enhance attention and improve learning outcomes.
Apr 2, 2012 · Here we explore the mechanism of how music influences cognition. The main novel contribution of this paper is that music helps to overcome cognitive dissonance.
Jul 17, 2022 · Music helps teachers to create the right atmosphere in the classroom, supporting and motivating students to work hard, sparking their interest in learning tasks and helping them to focus. Music can wake up a sleepy classroom.
Nov 1, 2013 · Our results have suggested that the ‘Mozart effect’ is caused by overcoming cognitive dissonance during academic tests. This short-time effect could be a small part of the musical cognitive function. A fundamental cognitive function of music could be its facilitation of accumulating knowledge.
