The effect of background music and noise on the cognitive test performance of introverts and extraverts

By Stacey Dobbs, Adrian Furnham, A. McClelland. 2011

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A Review of Research and a Meta-Analysis of the Seductive Detail Effect. (2012, background): “In a study by Dobbs et al. (2011), the degree of extraversion of the participants moderates the effect of background music and noise on performance on the Raven’s abstract reasoning test, the Wonderlic Personnel test and a verbal reasoning test.”
Sensory stimulation enhances visual working memory capacity (2024, unknown): “Furthermore,sensorystimulationmayalsoactasbackgroundnoiseandcould in ﬂ uence task performance by modulating participants ’ level of arousal 111 , with potential positive or negative effects depending on the task type and participants ’ traits 112 – 116 .”