Document Type
Social Sciences
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between music preference and extraversion on complex task performance in a sample of 34 college students from a small, Christian, liberal arts university. Separated into two groups of high and low extraversion, these 34 participants were invited to participate in the experimental phase of the study. For the experimental phase, each participant experienced three different music conditions (Preferred, Preset, and Silence) while performing a complex reading comprehension task. The results revealed a significant interaction effect between level of extraversion and music condition. Individuals with higher levels of extraversion performed marginally significantly better listening to preferred music during the complex task compared to silence and a preset music selection; all other sound conditions were not significant.
Recommended Citation
Mcdonald, Jordan
(2013)
"The Effect of Music Preference on Complex Task Performance,"
Global Tides: Vol. 7, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/globaltides/vol7/iss1/10
