Research study investigating the impact of soothing music on physiological responses, based on Upadhayay (2016)

You will conduct a research study investigating the impact of soothing music on physiological responses, based on Upadhayay (2016). The paper can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309208822…

The dependent variable must be one of the following: (i) heart rate, (ii) respiratory rate, (iii) body temperature.

The assignment can be fully answered using one dependent variable, but you can include a maximum of two dependent variables if this is necessary to the design of your experiment. In this case, your answer should demonstrate how these two measures are necessary and complementary.

Preparation for Lab Session

With your GBA group

Decide as a group on 4 pieces of instrumental music that everyone agrees is “soothing” to them. Each of these pieces should be about 4 minutes in duration. Save these 4 audio clips as your group’s soothing instrumental music.

In addition, prepare a set of excerpts for each of these four pieces. Each excerpt should be 1 minute in length and should be representative of the full music piece in how soothing it is (see details below in sequence of events).

Individually

Supporting your answer with empirical evidence, justify the group’s choice of pieces and identify the characteristics in these pieces that make them soothing.

Find one person to conduct the experiment on.

Materials/Equipment for measuring:

Heart rate (HR): Heart rate monitoring device. Please state clearly the device that was used. If your participant does not have a heart rate monitoring device, he/she can calculate this manually by counting the number of heart beats over 15 seconds and multiplying this number by 4.

More instructions on how to count your heart rate manually can be found on this website (https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/want-to-check-your-heart-rate-heres-how#:~:text=At%20the%20wrist%2C%20lightly%20press,That’s%20your%20heart%20rate.)

Body temperature (BT): body thermometer

Respiratory rate (RR): Digital device that monitors respiratory rate. Please state the device that was used. The respiratory rate can also be calculated manually by counting the number of breaths taken in 15 seconds (number of times the chest rises). Multiply this number by 4 to get the RR per minute. PSY369e Tutor-Marked Assignment 01 January 2021 Semester

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Sequence of events in experiment

Phase 1

TMA submission – read these instructions carefully

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TMA Formatting Requirements

Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right) of the page

Line spacing: Double-space the entire paper

Paragraph alignment: Align the text to the left and leave the right margin uneven

Paragraph indentation: Indent the first line of every paragraph 0.5 inch

Font: Use 12-point Times New Roman

Spelling: English (Singapore)

Word Limit

Please observe the word limit as writing succinctly is an important skill to acquire in academic writing. All text (including in-text citations) is included in the word count except the reference list, tables, figures, and appendices. Note that anything written beyond 10% of the word limit will not be marked.

English Competency

English competency is an assessable component of all TMAs and 5% of the total marks for each TMA have been allocated to this component. It is important that you write clearly and accurately, using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Referencing

Follow the APA7 format as described in the “PSY Referencing Guide”. Appropriate in-text citations and an accurately formatted Reference section are expected. FIVE (5) marks have been allocated for this component. More information about formatting in APA7 can be found in the APA website: http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx

Referencing Formatting Requirements (APA7)

 Start the References on a new page (bold and centred).

 Present the reference list in alphabetical order by first author surname.

 Do not number the reference items/entries.

 Each entry should observe hanging indentation (i.e., if the reference goes on to a second line, the second line onwards must be indented).

 Provide the doi if available.

 Books:

– Title in italics (apply Sentence Case – only the first letter of the first word is capitalised and the first letter of the first word after a colon is capitalised)

– Publisher name (no need to provide place of publication)

 Journals:

– Article title not in italics (apply Sentence Case)

– Journal name in italics (apply Title Case – the first letter of most words are capitalised)

– Volume number in italics

– Issue number within brackets not in italics (provide if available)

– Page range not in italics (provide full page range, e.g., 100-123, not 100 or 100-23)