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考研时文阅读(6) 注:这是一篇音乐与孩子智力关系研究方面的文章,希望大家认真阅读. 选自时代杂志. The phrase “Mozart Effect” conjures an image of a pregnant woman who, putting headphones conspicuously over her belly, is convinced that playing classical music to her unborn child will improve the kids’ intelligence. But is there science to back up this idea, which has brought about a cottage industry of books, CDs and videos? A short paper published in Naturein 1993 unwittingly introduced the supposed Mozart effect to the masses. Psychologist Frances Rauscher’s study involved 36 college kids who listened to either 10 minutes of a Mozart sona