Alali-Morlevy Klodin, Goldfarb Liat
The Attention Laboratory, E. J. S Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel.
Psychol Res. 2023 Sep;87(6):1848-1861. doi: 10.1007/s00426-022-01751-2. Epub 2022 Dec 6.
Mind wandering (MW) reflects a situation in which the cognitive system is detached from the main task and involved with inner thoughts. It has been well document that music and other background sounds can have positive effects on number of cognitive functioning. In addition, other body of literature suggests that background sounds might have specifically positive effect on individuals with more attention deficiencies. Hence, the current study examines the effect of background sounds on MW. In two experiments, the effect of background sounds: music (Experiment 1) or an alerting tone (Experiment 2) while performing sustained attention tasks was examined among typical development participants with different severity of attention deficiency. Background sounds were found to reduce MW especially in individuals with more ADHD symptoms. This was further discussed in the context of several theories, and it was suggested that background sound might be used as a tool for MW reduction.
思绪游荡（MW）反映了一种认知系统脱离主要任务并陷入内心想法的状态。已有充分文献记载，音乐和其他背景声音对多种认知功能有积极影响。此外，其他文献表明，背景声音可能对注意力缺陷更严重的个体有特别积极的影响。因此，本研究考察背景声音对思绪游荡的影响。在两项实验中，研究了在执行持续注意力任务时，背景声音（实验1中的音乐或实验2中的警报音）对不同注意力缺陷严重程度的典型发育参与者的影响。结果发现，背景声音尤其能减少注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）症状更明显个体的思绪游荡。并结合几种理论对此进行了进一步讨论，还提出背景声音可用作减少思绪游荡的一种工具。
