Question:
A study of college students showed a temporary gain of up to nine IQ points after listening to a Mozart piano sonata. This conclusion, dubbed the Mozart effect, has since been criticized by a number of researchers who have been unable to confirm the result in similar studies. Suppose that you want to determine if there is really is a Mozart effect. You decide to carry out an experiment with three experimental groups. One group will listen to a Mozart piano sonata that lasts 24 minutes. The second group will listen to popular music for the same length of time, and the third group will relax for 24 minutes with no music playing. You will measure IQ before and after the 24 minute period. Suppose that you have 45 volunteers who have agreed to participate in the experiment. Describe a method of randomly assigning each of the volunteers to one of the experimental groups.