By: Cristian Koch

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E.A.B.

• By Cristian Koch
• A period
• Ms. Priscila
• 3/21/06

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Abstract

• The purpose of this experiment is to see if
  different kinds of music affect the amount of
  time a hamster takes when going through a maze.
  The hypothesis of this experiment is if classical
  music is played as the hamster goes through the
  maze, then the hamster will move through the maze
  faster.
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Abstract

• The procedure is to make two different
  hamsters run through two different mazes using no
  music or classical, rock, and jazz music. The
  type of experiment will be conducted in a
  research and field test. During the experiment,
  data will be recorded.

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Background

• There have been experiments in the past about
  the effect of different kinds of music on
  teenagers being tested in schools. These have
  shown that classical music made the test scores
  higher. When students listened to classical music
  their test scores were better than when they did
  not listen to any music at all.
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Background

• However, there has not been an experiment made
  yet to see whether this is the same in animals,
  and whether all kinds of music have the same
  effect on them.

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Purpose

• The purpose of doing this experiment is to see
  if hamsters move and learn faster depending on
  the type of music played or if no music is
  played. This will give us an idea about the
  ability of animals to learn and therefore an idea
  of how humans learn as well.
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Purpose

• For example, if classical music makes a hamster
  move and learn faster in a maze, maybe it does
  the same to people. If it does have the same
  effect on people, maybe schools should play
  classical music in classes to make students
  concentrate.

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Hypothesis

• The hypothesis is that classical music will
  make the two hamsters move and think faster in
  the maze. If hamsters are affected by music then
  they will go through the maze faster.

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Materials

• Two adult hamsters.
• One box and cardboard sides to make a maze.
• Scissors
• CD player
• Timer or clock
• CD disks of types of music such classical, rock,
  and jazz.

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Methodology/ Procedure

• Buy two hamsters.
• Make four cardboard mazes of the same difficulty
  and place food at the end.
  
• Playing
• Step one. Test the first hamster in the maze with
  no music on and measure the time it takes it to
  go from the beginning to the end of the maze.
  
• Record the time.
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Methodology/ Procedure

• Step two. Put on classical music and test the
  first hamster on the second maze and write down
  the time. Test the second hamster on the second
  maze also using classical music and record the
  time.
• Compare the results of step one and step two on
  both hamsters and record the difference in time.
  
  
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Methodology/ Procedure

• Step three. Put on jazz music and test the
  first hamster on the third maze and record the
  time. Do the same with the second hamster.
  
• Step four. Put on rock music and test the first
  hamster on the fourth maze and record the time.
  Do the same with the second hamster.
  
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Methodology/ Procedure

• Now compare the time difference when different
  music was played and see which helped the hamster
  complete the maze the fastest.