The headlines in the papers were less subtle than her findings: “Mozart makes you smart” was the general idea. . . . But worse, says Rauscher, was that her very modest finding started to be wildly distorted. “Generalizing these results to children is one of the first things that went wrong. Somehow or another the myth started exploding that children that listen to classical music from a young age will do better on the SAT, they’ll score better on intelligence tests in general, and so forth.”
I think this is something very important to mention. With the rise of social media it is easy to read a headline and be informed on information that is not necessarily true. This is becoming more common due to the internet and social media. It is understood that this is not due to how scientists present their results more so how the media and journalists report and express these results. This is important to remember and keep an eye on when we are getting information from the media and journalists. What are some ways we can prevent being misinformed by journalists and headlines?