Riverside This study was conducted to determine whether listening to music while studying affected the grades students earned on an introductory psychology research methods exam. Students also provided the final 4 digits of their student identification numbers to allow the researchers to match their midterm grade with the other 3 measures. The current study utilized 40 male and 40 female randomly chosen undergraduates to examine the relationship between attractiveness and recall. Each gender was simultaneously presented with an attractive and unattractive photo of an opposite sex individual. Participants were asked to memorize as many details as they could, and their recall was assessed five minutes later.
Results indicate that both males and females remembered more items for the attractive stimuli.
Furthermore, females tended to remember more items than males. These results are discussed in relation to previous theories on gender differences and mating practices. By determining if there identifiable traits that relate with college major, one can develop a better sense of career focus. No significant relationships were found between major and personality factor. However, conscientiousness was found to relate marginally.