Effects on Reading Comprehension of Preferred Music and Frequency of Studying to Music
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 41 (2) , 553-554
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1975.41.2.553
Abstract
16 male and 16 female college students were given tests of reading comprehension in quiet surroundings and while listening to preferred music. The more frequently students reported studying to music, the less music impaired their performance.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Music as a Distractor on Reading-Test Performance of Eighth Grade StudentsPerceptual and Motor Skills, 1973
- Effects of Four Noise Conditions on Arithmetic PerformancePerceptual and Motor Skills, 1972