Effects of classical, film and video game music on creativity

摘要

Classical music is commonly thought to enhance work performance. Previous studies have reported that, compared to the silence, listening to classical music with a positive mood and high arousal enhances creativity, but the effects for other music genres are unknown. Therefore, in addition to classical music, we measured the effects of film and video game music on creativity using the Alternative Uses Test (AUT). We also measured mood changes throughout the experiment and the Affective Value Scale of Music (AVSM) which is used to measure what type of affective values music has. The mood changes and AVSM results were used to analyze the effects of music on creativity. Twenty-four participants were subjected to two conditions for 15 minutes each, the silence and one of the three types of music. The results showed that there was no significant difference between with music and the silence, as well as among the three music types. Therefore, it is difficult to say that creativity can be enhanced by listening to music. However, the number of samples for each condition is insufficient to draw such a conclusion, and further studies are needed.