The Mozart effect: Tracking the evolution of a scientific legend

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 605-623

  Bangerter, Adrian ^a,c   Heath, Chip ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MUSIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; CULTURE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MASS MEDIA; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STATISTICS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10844221539     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042565353     Document Type: Article

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