McKenna , Ralph J . TITLE Collegiate Learning and the Dormitory Environment : Relative Effects of Dorm

Sixty-four female college students attempted to study for a Tests and Measurements examination in a simulated dormitory. During the 30 minute study period, five environmental conditions were cxeated via pre-recorded audio cassettes: actual dormitory noise, rock and roll music, television audio, birds chirping, and silence. Subjects in the dorm noise condition were significantly more negative in their evaluations of the quality of writing, liking for the chapter, and anticipated liking of the author. Group differences in number of test errors and informativeness about the .subject were directionally supportive of the hypotheses.