The Influence of Antecedent Attitude toward Music upon Rate of Learning with Music Playing in the Background
Abstract
CHAPTER IINTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF THE PROBLEMAn important question in the fields of psychology and education is that of the influence of distraction upon human mental performance. In the psychological field the dynamic factors causing changes in intellectual functioning in the presence of various extraneous stimuli are of primary importance. In the field of education the problem is whether various presumed distractors affect a student’s efforts to learn and what steps might be taken to neutralise the effect of any potential study inhibitors that may enter the student’s work environment. Among the potential distractors to which a student may be subject, one of the most common appears to be the playing of music either by a roommate at school or a member of the family at home. However, it is generally conceded that subjective attitude toward a supposed distractor is of utmost importance in determining its effect upon performance. It will be the purpose of this section to review studies concerning the effects of general distraction upon mental performance and, more specifically, the effect of music upon learning efficiency.
Subject Area
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Andreassi, John L, "The Influence of Antecedent Attitude toward Music upon Rate of Learning with Music Playing in the Background" (1959). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28673347.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28673347
