Kelsey Keeton Extended Inquiry Project English 1102-033 Evaluative Works Cited Cited Work 1: Harmon, Laurel, Kristen

Troester, Taryn Pickwick, and Giovanna Pelosi. "The Effects of Different Types of Music on Cognitive Abilities." Western Connecticut State University, 2008. Web. 26 Feb. 2014 When it came to my research, I was interested to discover all aspects of the versatile topic of music and its effects. This article in particular was a study on the effects of different types of music and how they influence ones ability to learn. It addressed the difference in learning ability when you are listening to Mozart, Billy Joel, and when you hear purely white noise. Studies showed that you are more susceptible to information when you have Mozart playing in the background. This outcome in particular became known as The Mozart Effect. The Mozart effect proposes that listening to Mozart can increase spatial abilities, or the ability to think of things in the third dimension. This article addresses a question that I found extremely interesting. We all want to know if there is some sort of skill or something we need to pick up that makes studying easier and this article addresses that for us. This is a credible source because it is a study from a respected university. It states that it is from an Undergraduate Psychological Research Journal and the web address ends in .edu, therefore I believe that this information can be trusted as well as considered to be well-researched and examined before publication.

Cited Work 2: Dean, Dr. Jeremy. "10 Magical Effects Music Has On the Mind." PsyBlog RSS. Dr. Jeremy Dean, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

There are many aspects of music that are being discovered every day; positive neurological effects such as treatment of heart disease, mood management, and recovery after a stroke. This article by Dr. Jeremy Dean elaborates on 10 positive effects that music has on the brain. He displays facts that are sometimes unbelievable. Dean states that in Stroke patients 60% are affected in the visual areas of the mind, and when listening to their favorite music visual attention can be restored. Its hard to fathom that something like music can have such an incredible effect on the brain in the first place, but then it restores visual attention to Stroke survivors?! Music really is an incredible thing. Music has been called the international language, something that can reach across a barrier and break it down. We can go anywhere and see how our culture and many others thrive on music; the international language is a good way to look at it. Music is a healer and something to lean on. The credibility of this website lies in the fact that it uses a .org format, and that all of the articles that are written on this website come from a sole source. This website was founded by Dr. Jeremy Dean, and is completely operated by him. This will be useful to my research because it displays the health aspect of it, in my research I am aiming to cover a wide variety of musical effects and this article gives me a good grasp on this aspect of the topic of music.

Cited Work 3: Chamorro, Dr. Tomas. "The Psychology of Musical Preferences. Sussex Publishers, 14 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. This article addresses the more sentimental side of my studies: the psychology behind why we like the kind of music that we do. In this article by Dr. Tomas Chamorro, he addresses something that I noticed when I gathered the data from the survey my classmates took. Everyones musical preference is different, this article questions whether our music preference is something that comes to us randomly or if there is a deeper meaning behind why we enjoy the music that we enjoy. Another aspect that this article discusses is the link between personality

and musical preference; this portion is most beneficial to my research. While few prominent links have been established between personality in a scientific aspect, it has been noticed that genre preference is driven by how we view ourselves. This research is beneficial to my research because it closes another gap. It shows another way that we are affected by music. It also answers one of my main questions: Why do people identify with certain types of music and other do not. The answer is simple yet logical; our social identity is reflected in our music preference. How we view ourselves affects our musical choices. This information is credible because it was written by a doctor on a psychology blog. While being a doctor doesnt mean that everything you say is credible, his studies were focused in music theory and personality.

Cited Work 4: Landau, Elizabeth. "This Is Your Brain on Music." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. This article evaluates three articles that were published recently about how the brain responds to music. They did a study using people about to undergo surgery and found that having people listen to music had a more calming effect than the patients who were drugged. This displays the powerful medicinal use of music, and displays a new set of results that I had not reached before. The man who performed this study is a highly respected psychologist studying the neuroscience of music at a university in Montreal, Daniel Levitin (that is his name) says in this article The promise here is that music is arguably less expensive than drugs, and its easier on the body and it doesnt have side effects. Levitin brings up an interesting point in saying this. We now from previous research that music can help restore vision, but now it can be used as an anesthetic and a stress reliever? Music seems to be more credible and useful than we thought. This research is useful to me because it will add to my knowledge f the topic I am researching. Music is so much more complex than I thought in the first place and its uses are far and wide. It will add a new dimension to my research because I

can now include the way it can be used in hospitals and in the medical field other than with stroke victims. The source is credible because it is CNN. CNN is a highly respected news source and they would not publish false information because they are regarded so highly.

Cited Work 5: "Music Therapy and Young Children." Music Therapy and Young Children. American Music Therapy Association, Inc., n.d. Web. The last article I have looked at up to this point is a layout on music therapy in children. It comes from the American Music Therapy Association and essentially is describes why and how music makes a difference in a childs life. Among the many benefits of Music Therapy in children is its ability to stimulate all of our senses and help them build their developmental skills. It helps children become more social and engaged, and it even has a calming and relaxing effect. One of the most interesting facts I discovered from this print out is that the brain processes music in both hemispheres opposed to just one, while I knew that it helped in repairing speech and language skills this discovery was brand new. What I have found from this will help my research because, once again, it adds a new aspect of research to my repertoire. I will be able to clearly elaborate on many different aspects of the health effects of music, and this handout is very helpful in learning about the effects of music therapy in children. This information is credible because it is a PDF provided by the American Music Therapy Association. It has the address and phone number of this organization, which is one of the ways listed to tell if a resource is credible or not.

Reflection: What was the easiest/hardest part of researching and/or putting your Evaluative Works Cited together? The most difficult aspect of the evaluative works cited was finding credible sources that I could depend on to be truthful and true to their research. Something that you have to look for are articles written by people with a passion for this subject in particular, which is why most of my research came from psychologists. What do you like best about your research and/or EWC? Are there other sources that youre using, besides the ones you chose for this assignment? What, in general, do you think of your additional sources? My favorite thing about this research is that its interesting. You will never find the same topic twice if you click on a different article. Many people are interested in this, but the difference between this and other researchable topics is that it is diverse. The sources I have found exhibit my topic in different ways and aspects every time so I know that when I write my paper it will cover a large variety of viable research. How has this research changed or expanded your ideas on your topic so far? It has expanded my knowledge of music therapy and its benefits, it has given me a new set of skills that I will be able to explain with ease when it comes time to present it all.