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Music during learning of a tactual-spatial task affects later response generalization.

R A McFarland1, K Hanna, R Kadish

  • 1Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton.

The Journal of General Psychology
|October 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Music played to the same ear as the hand used to learn a finger maze slowed learning. This effect on motor learning and response generalization depended on initial music exposure, not hand reversal.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Learning

Background:

  • Auditory stimulation can influence cognitive and motor tasks.
  • The lateralization of brain function suggests hemispheric differences in processing music and motor control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of ipsilateral and contralateral music on finger maze learning.
  • To examine how music affects motor learning and response generalization.
  • To explore potential mechanisms underlying music's influence on learning.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned a finger maze using either their right or left hand.
  • Music was presented ipsilaterally, contralaterally, or not at all to the ear corresponding to the hand used.
  • Learning was assessed by the number of trials to reach criterion.

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  • Response generalization was tested by having participants relearn the maze with the opposite hand.

    • Main Results:

    • Ipsilateral music significantly delayed finger maze learning compared to no music.
    • Music played to the ipsilateral ear delayed learning more than contralateral music when using the right hand.
    • Binaural music impaired learning with the left hand but not the right.
    • Relearning performance after hand switching depended on initial learning conditions, not hand reversal conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Music presented ipsilaterally to the performing hand can impede motor learning.
    • The effects of music on learning and generalization appear to be influenced by initial exposure conditions.
    • Evidence suggests that music's effects on initial learning and response generalization may involve distinct neural mechanisms.