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Performance of musicians under noise

L E Moller

    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |February 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Noise exposure did not significantly impact college music students completing math tasks. Different noise treatments yielded similar performance outcomes across all student groups in this study.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive psychology
    • Auditory science
    • Educational psychology

    Background:

    • Noise is a common environmental factor that can affect cognitive performance.
    • Understanding the impact of noise on academic tasks is crucial for educational settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of different noise treatments on cognitive task performance in college music students.
    • To determine if varying noise levels or types significantly alter simple mathematical problem-solving abilities.

    Main Methods:

    • Three groups of ten college music students participated.
    • Each group was exposed to a distinct noise treatment condition.
    • Participants completed simple math problems under their assigned noise condition.

    Main Results:

    • No statistically significant differences in performance were observed between the three noise treatment groups.
    • All groups demonstrated comparable results in solving the simple math problems.

    Conclusions:

    • The type of noise exposure tested did not appear to affect the performance of college music students on simple math problems.
    • Further research may explore more complex cognitive tasks or different student populations.

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