Effect of Music Speed on Latency of a Motor Task

Author

Margaret M. Schneider, Cardinal Stritch College

Volume

4

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1996

Abstract

To investigate the effect of music on the latency of a motor task, 36 participants were randomly assigned to three groups: the fast music group, the slow music group, and the no music group. Participants separated 200 colored beads by color while they listened to Preludium in E major played at 208 beats per minute, Air from orchestra suite No.3 played at 58 beats per minute, or music. The latency to complete the task was measured by recording time in units o f seconds. Participants in the slow music group took significantly more time to complete the motor task (M = 200. 11s, SD= 29.53) than those in the no music group (M =168.33,SD=28.78) p<.05. There was no difference in the latencies of the fast music group and the no music group, p>.05.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Music; motor task; performance

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

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

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Schneider, Margaret M. (1996) "Effect of Music Speed on Latency of a Motor Task," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol4/iss2/2