Background music varying in tempo and emotional valence differentially affects cognitive task performance: experimental within-participant comparison
Lena Maria Hofbauer,
Thomas Lachmannn,
Francisca Saveria Rodriguez
Abstract:The degree of stimulation provided by background music appears to affect performance on cognitive tasks. Moreover, individual differences influence what degree of stimulation is beneficial or detrimental. In a within-subject design, 40 participants (Mean Age: 26.15, SD: 2.99) completed cognitive tasks (immediate and delayed recall, phonemic fluency, trail-making) under varying (2 tempi: fast/slow×2 valences: positive/negative) musical background conditions. Further, they completed questionnaires on individual … Show more
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