In the early 1990s, some researchers found that listening to 10 minutes of Mozart improved performance on spatial-reasoning tasks.Follow-up studies have found that:
A)performance on verbal and math reasoning tasks also improves after listening to Mozart
B)listening to sad, slow music improves spatial reasoning performance even more than listening to Mozart
C)the improvements in performance were generally relatively small and only lasted for brief periods
D)although the improvements in performance were small, they appeared to be relatively permanent

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While there have been follow-up studies that have found some improvement in verbal and math reasoning tasks, as well as some evidence that sad, slow music may also improve spatial reasoning, the consistent finding among studies is that the improvements in performance are relatively small and only last for a brief period of time. For example, one study found that the effect only lasted about 15 minutes after listening to Mozart. Therefore, choice C is the best answer. Choice D is not supported by the evidence, as the improvements are generally brief rather than permanent.

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