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

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Background music can aid second language learning (2014, background): “…performance (verbal and non-verbal), an effect that is most often ascribed to the music providing a boost in psycho-physiological arousal and mood (Cassidy & MacDonald, 2007; Furnham & Strbac, 2002; Jones, West, & Estell, 2006; Schellenberg, 2005, 2006; Schellenberg, Nakata, Hunter, & Tamoto,…”
Individual music listening in workplace settings (2011, background): “In applied psychology research, music at work has often been conceptualized as background music which may distract task performance (Cassidy & MacDonald, 2007; Daoussis & McKelvie, 1986; Furnham & Bradley, 1997; Furnham & Strbac, 2002; Kiger, 1989; Ransdell & Gilroy, 2001).”
Emotional and psychophysiological responses to tempo, mode, and percussiveness (2011, background): “Third, only a few studies have considered the notion that music is often listened to in the background while another task is being undertaken (e.g., Cassidy & MacDonald, 2007; Hallam & Prince, 1998; Lesiuk, 2005; Schellenberg, Nakata, Hunter, & Tomota, 2007).”
The impact of background music on adult listeners: A meta-analysis (2011, background): “In addition to memorizing advertisements, a variety of other memory tasks (in different contexts) were examined in eight further studies (Cassidy & MacDonald, 2007; de Groot, 2006; Furnham & Allass, 1999; Furnham & Bradley, 1997; Iwanaga & Ito, 2002; Nittono, 1997; Smith & Morris, 1977; Woo &…”