The effects of background music on word processed writing

The Effects of Word-Processors (CALL) on Iranian EFL University Students' Writing Achievements

Effects of Task Interruption and Background Speech on Word Processed Writing

Task interruptions and background speech, both part of the everyday situation in office environments, impair cognitive performance. The current experiments explored the combined effects of background speech and task interruptions on word processed writing-arguably, a task representative of office work. Participants wrote stories, in silence or in the presence of background speech (monologues, h...

Prototyping a Vibrato-Aware Query-By-Humming (QBH) Music Information Retrieval System for Mobile Communication Devices: Case of Chromatic Harmonica

Background and Aim: The current research aims at prototyping query-by-humming music information retrieval systems for smart phones. Methods: This multi-method research follows simulation technique from mixed models of the operations research methodology, and the documentary research method, simultaneously. Two chromatic harmonica albums comprised the research population. To achieve the purpose ...

Comparison of the Effect of Music Therapy and Writing Therapy on the Anxiety and Depression of Students with Cancer

Introduction: Depression and anxiety have a negative effect on cancer, so its evaluation and treatment are important in these patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two music-based therapies and to write down the levels of anxiety and depression in students with cancer. Methods: The present semi-experimental study was a pretest and posttest with a control group. The...

Tune in or tune out: age-related differences in listening to speech in music.

OBJECTIVES To examine age-related differences in listening to speech in music. DESIGN In the first experiment, the effect of music familiarity on word identification was compared with a standard measure of word identification in multitalker babble. The average level of the backgrounds was matched and two speech-to-background ratios were tested. In the second experiment, recognition recall was...