Chambliss C, Tyson K, Tracy J
Department of Psychology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19246-1000, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 1996 Dec;83(3 Pt 2):1161-2. doi: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.3f.1161.
Effects of musical selections on motor performance have been inconsistent. Using a 3-factor within-subjects design [mellow music (4:4 time), frenetic music (2:8 time), and white noise conditions], each of 34 schizophrenic inpatients volunteered to perform the Purdue Pegboard and Finger Oscillation (Tapping) following 1-min. counterbalanced presentations of three types of music. Both pegboard and tapping performance were higher after frenetic music but unaffected by mellow music.
