A Field Experiment Comparing 36 Weeks of Piano and Voice

question 95

Multiple Choice

A field experiment comparing 36 weeks of piano and voice lessons with drama lessons and a no-lessons control showed that

• A) sustained musical experiences can lead to small increases in intelligence that do not arise from comparable drama lessons.
• B) sustained musical experiences can boost performance on spatial but not verbal abilities.
• C) piano, but not voice, lessons can lead to gains in intelligence-test performance.
• D) drama lessons can boost intelligence-test performance above and beyond the effects of music lessons.

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