The Effect of Background Music on Young People (10-24)’ Task Performance

Abstract

Current studies on the effects of background music are controversial and lack consensus. This paper analyzes a large number of previous studies on the relationship between background music and task performance. The purpose of this paper is to explore the best ways for young people to play background music and maximize the positive impact of background music on their learning/cognitive performance. The conclusion was that older students were better suited to playing background music while studying. Appropriate fast-major music with no Lyrics can have the best positive impact on task performance.

Capacity of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response on the Reduction of Mental Stress

“…These changes support the idea that ASMR sound has the capacity to recover mentally stressful conditions. Several studies have reported that the sound environment was effective in the performance of a task [ 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ]. Our results also show that the OP score was reduced by the ASMR by significantly increasing task performance evaluated by the number of completed maze tasks.…”

“…For instance, sedative music is highly correlated with calmness, relaxation, and tenderness, whereas stimulative music is correlated with tension, anger, and boldness [ 55 ]. Moreover, certain types of music reduce anxiety or facilitate the performance of a task [ 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. In the case of evaluation of mental stress, it is also known that classic or pleasant music reduces the mental stress induced by the task [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 59 , 60 , 61 ].…”