Canadian researchers Thompson, Schellenberg, and Husain conducted an experiment in which they assigned university students to either a group that listened to a Mozart Sonata (happy music) or a group that listened to an Albinoni Adagio (sad music). Thompson et al. concluded that what previous researchers had called the "Mozart effect" was really an artifact of the participants' arousal and positive mood. Thompson et al. were claiming that:

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Thompson et al. suggested that the "Mozart effect" was due to increased arousal and positive mood, which were confounding variables, rather than the music itself.

Canadian Researchers Thompson, Schellenberg, and Husain Conducted an Experiment in Which