Performance suppression from control procedures is not the basis of the Mozart effect.
The suggestion by others that previous replications of the Mozart effect in this laboratory are due to suppression of arousal from a relaxation control procedure is inconsistent with our published data.
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Department of Psychology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA. brideout@ursinus.edu
D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D012063:Relaxation / Q000502:physiology*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy