The Effect of environmental noise and white noise on test scores.

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Title: The Effect of environmental noise and white noise on test scores.
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Subject: Noise generators (Electronics)
Description: The purpose of a white noise machine is to help the brain mask or eliminate other distracting noises. Similar to a fan, it works by playing a range of frequencies all at once creating a whooshing noise. Environmental noises are the noises that you hear every day. The difference between the two is white noise is a constant flow of noise while environmental noise can vary in sound source and volume. For my experiment, I wanted to test to see if either white noise or silence had an effect on students enrolled in a four-year college and over the age of eighteen. Twenty-seven college students were put in three groups and they each took the same multiplication test. The first group was considered the silence group. They took the test with earplugs in so they were in complete silence. The second group was the white noise group. They took the test while a white noise machine was playing in the background. The last group was the environmental group. They took the test with no assistant of noise or silencers. They were put in what is considered a typical test-taking situation. All twenty-seven participants also completed a fourteen-question questionnaire. The results were inconclusive due to the lack of participants., Honors Thesis Advisor : Gregory Davis.
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Contributor: Brueggeman, Elizabeth A. (Author), California University of Pennsylvania. Honors Program. (Author)
Date: 2018-04-17
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Identifier: cali:769
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