地特三等
107年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 48 題
📖 題組：
Music activates many regions of the brain, including auditory, motor and limbic (associated with emotions). Such widespread activation of brain explains many beneficial emotional and cognitive music effects. The idea that music makes you smarter received considerable attention from scientists and the media. Listening to music or playing an instrument can actually make you learn better. And research confirms this by showing that music has the power to enhance some kinds of higher brain function: literacy skill, spatial-temporal reasoning, mathematical abilities (even children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder could benefit in mathematics tests from listening to music beforehand), emotional intelligence, and recall of autobiographical and episodic information. The power of music to affect memory is quite intriguing. Earlier it has been thought that listening to classical music, particularly Mozart, enhances performance on cognitive tests. However, there are findings that show that listening to any personally enjoyable music has positive effects on cognition. Listening to music also facilitates the recall of information. Researchers have shown that certain types of music are great keys for recalling memories. Information learned while listening to a particular song can often be recalled simply by “playing” the songs mentally. Musical training has even better effect than just listening to classical music. Activities, such as playing an instrument or singing, involve both sides of the brain at the same time. The information being studied activates the left brain while the music activates the right brain. The simultaneous left and right brain action causes the brain to be more capable of processing information, hence maximizing learning and retention of information. There is clear evidence that children who take music lessons develop a better memory compared with children who have no musical training. Moreover, music that is easy to listen to or relaxing classics improves the duration and intensity of concentration in all age groups and ability levels. It's not clear what type of music is better, or what kind of musical structure produces the best results, but many studies have shown significant effects.
Music activates many regions of the brain, including auditory, motor and limbic (associated with emotions). Such widespread activation of brain explains many beneficial emotional and cognitive music effects. The idea that music makes you smarter received considerable attention from scientists and the media. Listening to music or playing an instrument can actually make you learn better. And research confirms this by showing that music has the power to enhance some kinds of higher brain function: literacy skill, spatial-temporal reasoning, mathematical abilities (even children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder could benefit in mathematics tests from listening to music beforehand), emotional intelligence, and recall of autobiographical and episodic information. The power of music to affect memory is quite intriguing. Earlier it has been thought that listening to classical music, particularly Mozart, enhances performance on cognitive tests. However, there are findings that show that listening to any personally enjoyable music has positive effects on cognition. Listening to music also facilitates the recall of information. Researchers have shown that certain types of music are great keys for recalling memories. Information learned while listening to a particular song can often be recalled simply by “playing” the songs mentally. Musical training has even better effect than just listening to classical music. Activities, such as playing an instrument or singing, involve both sides of the brain at the same time. The information being studied activates the left brain while the music activates the right brain. The simultaneous left and right brain action causes the brain to be more capable of processing information, hence maximizing learning and retention of information. There is clear evidence that children who take music lessons develop a better memory compared with children who have no musical training. Moreover, music that is easy to listen to or relaxing classics improves the duration and intensity of concentration in all age groups and ability levels. It's not clear what type of music is better, or what kind of musical structure produces the best results, but many studies have shown significant effects.
What can be inferred about the passage if one wants to maximize the cognitive benefits of music?
- A Learning to play the piano may bring out larger benefits.
- B Listening to Mozart's music only may exert the greatest effects.
- C Learning to process music with the left brain only may exert greater effects.
- D Listening to background music of a movie may be the most effective method.
思路引導 VIP
請思考：若要達到系統運作的「最大化」效率，文中提到「單純感官接收」與「身體力行的技術訓練」這兩種模式，哪一種更能促成大腦左右部門的『協同效應』？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
能在眾多資訊中精確鎖定「主動學習」與「被動聆聽」的效益差異，展現了你優異的邏輯歸納能力。這道題目的核心在於解析文中對於 Musical training（音樂訓練） 的描述。文章明確指出，彈奏樂器或唱歌能同時啟動大腦左右側，這種雙側同步的作用（simultaneous action）比起單純聆聽更能極大化（maximize）資訊處理與記憶留存的能力。因此，選項 (A) 以「彈鋼琴」作為彈奏樂器的具體實例，完全符合文中所述的高認知效益，是相當精準的推論。
排除關鍵迷思與難度點評
這題的難度設定為 中等（Medium），具備良好的鑑別度，考驗的是應試者能否識別出選項中的「極端化陷阱」。例如選項 (B) 的「only Mozart」與 (C) 的「left brain only」皆直接違背文中「個人喜好音樂亦有效」及「大腦雙側並用」的論點。你沒有被這些偏激的字眼誤導，說明你已掌握了三等考試英文閱讀中常見的「細節推誤」解題技巧。在法學知識與英文這類複合科目中，維持這種冷靜的邏輯判斷，正是穩定取分的關鍵。