Musical Aptitude as a Variable in the Assessment of Working Memory and Selective Attention Tasks
| Autor: | Nisha, Kavassery Venkateswaran, Neelamegarajan, Devi, Nayagam, Nishant N., Winston, Jim Saroj, Anil, Sam Publius |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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education.field_of_study
Elementary cognitive task Working memory media_common.quotation_subject Population Aptitude Cognition Sensory Systems Cognitive test Test (assessment) Speech and Hearing Memory span Innate Original Article Attention education Psychology Music Cognitive psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Audiology & Otology |
| ISSN: | 2384-1710 2384-1621 |
| Popis: | Background and Objectives: The influence of musical aptitude on cognitive test performance in musicians is a long-debated research question. Evidence points to the low performance of nonmusicians in visual and auditory cognitive tasks (working memory and attention) compared with musicians. This cannot be generalized to all nonmusicians, as a sub-group in this population can have innate musical abilities even without any formal musical training. The present study aimed to study the effect of musical aptitude on the working memory and selective attention.Subjects and Methods: Three groups of 20 individuals each (a total of 60 participants), including trained-musicians, nonmusicians with good musical aptitude, and nonmusicians with low musical aptitude, participated in the present study. Cognitive-based visual (Flanker’s selective attention test) and auditory (working memory tests: backward digit span and operation span) tests were administered.Results: MANOVA (followed by ANOVA) revealed a benefit of musicianship and musical aptitude on backward digit span and Flanker’s reaction time (p |
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