The Effect of the Major and Minor Mode in Music as a Mood Induction Procedure

The effect of major or minor mode in music on the free recall of materials presented in a multimedia setting was investigated. Seventy-seven students from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University voluntarily participated in the experiment. The experiment consisted of three Hypercard stack...

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Main Author: Hinn, D. Michelle
Other Authors: Curriculum and Instruction
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31596
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03813359611541/
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Summary:The effect of major or minor mode in music on the free recall of materials presented in a multimedia setting was investigated. Seventy-seven students from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University voluntarily participated in the experiment. The experiment consisted of three Hypercard stacks, identical except for the introduction where participants heard either a major or a minor melody line or no music. Participants read an identical text passage and recalled as much information as they could about the passage afterwards. The results showed no significant difference between groups. === Master of Arts