The effect of music genre on a memory task

Author

Darragh Bugter, Trevecca Nazarene University
Randy Carden, Trevecca Nazarene University

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

17

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 87-90

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2012

Abstract

This study examined the effects of two different music genres and silence on a memory task Sixty participants were randomly assigned to three groups which were exposed to rap music, classical music or silence while playing the Concentration game. The number of flips needed to complete the Concentration game was measured and served as the memory score. Results of a one-way analysis of variance detected a significant difference between the groups. A planned post hoc analysis found that the classical music group completed the Concentration game in significantly fewer flips than the rap group.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

music; genre; memory

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

4 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 17 no. 2 2012

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Bugter, Darragh and Carden, Randy (2012) "The effect of music genre on a memory task," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 17: No. 2, Article 14.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol17/iss2/14