Explaining the association between music training and reading in adults
| Autor: | Kirthika Venkatesan, Swathi Swaminathan, E. Glenn Schellenberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Linguistics and Language First language media_common.quotation_subject Intelligence education Experimental and Cognitive Psychology behavioral disciplines and activities 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Developmental psychology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Nonverbal communication 0302 clinical medicine Reading (process) Humans Learning 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Pitch Perception 10. No inequality Association (psychology) media_common Intelligence quotient 4. Education 05 social sciences Cognition Music education humanities Reading Socioeconomic Factors Reading comprehension Time Perception Female Psychology human activities Music 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 44:992-999 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1285 0278-7393 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/xlm0000493 |
| Popis: | We sought to clarify whether the positive association between music lessons and reading ability is explained better by shared resources for processing pitch and temporal information, or by general cognitive abilities. Participants were native and nonnative speakers of English with varying levels of music training. We measured reading ability (comprehension and speed), music-perception skills (melody and rhythm), general cognitive ability (nonverbal intelligence, short-term memory, and working memory), and socioeconomic status (SES; family income, parents' education). Reading ability was associated positively with music training, English as a native language, and general cognitive ability. The association between reading and music training was significant after SES, native language, and music-perception skills were controlled. After general cognitive abilities were held constant, however, there was no longer an association between reading and music training. These findings suggest that the association between reading ability and music training is a consequence of general cognitive abilities. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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