Effects of Musically-Induced Emotions on Choice Reaction Time Performance

Abstract

The main objective of the current study was to examine the impact of musically-induced emotions on athletes' subsequent choice reaction time (CRT) performance. A random sample of 54 tennis players listened to researcher-selected music whose tempo and intensity were modified to yield six different music excerpts (three tempi x two intensities) before completing a CRT task. Affective responses, heart rate (HR), and RTs for each condition were contrasted with white noise and silence conditions. As predicted, faster music tempi elicited more pleasant and aroused emotional states; and higher music intensity yielded both higher arousal (p < .001) and faster subsequent CRT performance (p < .001). White noise was judged significantly less pleasant than all experimental conditions (p < .001); and silence was significantly less arousing than all but one experimental condition (p < .001). The implications for athletes' use of music as part of a preevent routine when preparing for reactive tasks are discussed.

Effects of listening to music, and of using a handheld and handsfree telephone on cycling behaviour

“…Participants moved faster on a treadmill exercise when high tempo music was played (Edworthy & Waring, 2006), and Bishop et al (2009) found that listening to high tempo music reduced reaction times in a choice reaction task. Tempo is also a strong determinant of the affective response to music (Bishop et al, 2009). In that, high tempo music is more frequently highly appreciated than low tempo music.…”

“…From sports psychology we know that high volume music appears to increase arousal (Bishop et al, 2007(Bishop et al, , 2009. In cycling this could lead to the idea that one cycles faster when listening to loud music.…”

Revisiting the Relationship Between Exercise Heart Rate and Music Tempo Preference

“…4 Tempo, which is measured in beats per minute (bpm), is the musical quality that is easiest to 5 manipulate (other than intensity/volume). It is a major determinant of one's psychophysical and 6 aesthetic response to a piece of music (e.g., Bishop, Karageorghis, & Kinrade, 2009;Edworthy & 7 Waring, 2006). 8 Preference for different music tempi should be affected by the physiological arousal of the 9 listener and the context in which the music is heard; when the individual's arousal is high, faster 10 tempi are preferred (Berlyne, 1971;North & Hargreaves, 2008, pp.…”

Efecto de la intensidad de la música en el rendimiento durante la realización de ejercicio Ad Libitum en cicloergómetro.

“…En la revisión de literatura no se encontraron estudios que combinen las variables que aquí se trabajaron (Bishop, Karageorghis & Kinrade, 2009;Szabo, Balogh, Gáspár, Váczi & Bosze, 2009), como el caso de la FC, el EP y el TVR.…”

“…Encontraron diferencias significativas entre mediciones (min 10 y 20), mas no encontraron diferencias entre las intensidades (M70, M85 y NM) ni hubo interacción significativa entre mediciones e intensidad. En otros estudios tampoco se han encontrado diferencias significativas entre la frecuencia cardíaca según la intensidad de la música (Bishop, Karageorghis & Kinrade, 2009;Schie, Steward, Becker & Rogers, 2008).…”