In 1993 Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky reported that 36 college students increased their mean spatial-reasoning scores the equivalent of 8 to 9 IQ points on portions of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale after listening to ten minutes of Mozart's sonata for two piano parts in D major rather then listening to relaxation instruction or sitting in silence (Steele, 1999). The Stanford-Binet intelligence scale is a standardized test that assesses intelligence and cognitive abilities in children and adults aged two to 23. Since the 1993 report, there have been many failed attempts to replicate what has commonly become known as the Mozart effect. Since the failed attempts there have been doubts about the researches reliability, although the original researchers and a few others have replicated the effects. Making sense of these findings entails examining several variables.
In an examination of neural firing patterns, Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky based their rationale on the Trion model of the......

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