Memory, attention and creativity as cognitive processes in musical performance: A case study of students and professionals among non-musicians and musicians

IF 1.7 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY
Jingtao Zhao
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This research discusses that cognitive processes such as memory, attention and creativity differ in students and professionals, among musicians and non-musicians, dealing with musical performance. The purpose of the study was to evaluate and compare the role of memory, attention and creativity as cognitive processes in musical performance, focusing on the differences between non-musicians and musicians. The sample involved 400 individuals, students and professionals, specialising in music and economics. The research instruments used by the scholars were the Wechsler Memory Scale, the Conners Performance Test, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Musical students possessed better-developed auditory and short-term memory, while professional musicians had better auditory, visual working and short-term memory. Analysis of attention reveals that music students score better than non-musicians on all four aspects: inattention, impulsivity, sustained attention, and vigilance. For professionals, the key aspects are impulsivity and sustained attention with better results revealed in musicians. Creative thinking was the only factor where the differences were statistically significant in all five scales and the findings proved that creativity was better developed among musicians. This study provides an in-depth analysis and adds new knowledge to existing literature and empirical data on the cognitive processes associated with musical performance, focusing on memory, attention and creativity. By examining the differences between non-musicians and musicians, as well as students and professionals, the study provides insight into how musical performance can be used as a way to develop these cognitive processes.

音乐表演中的记忆、注意力和创造力认知过程:非音乐家和音乐家中学生和专业人士的案例研究。
本研究讨论了学生和专业人员、音乐家和非音乐家在音乐表演方面的认知过程,如记忆力、注意力和创造力。研究的目的是评估和比较记忆、注意力和创造力作为认知过程在音乐表演中的作用,重点关注非音乐家和音乐家之间的差异。样本涉及 400 名音乐和经济专业的学生和专业人士。学者们使用的研究工具包括韦氏记忆量表、康纳斯成绩测验和托伦斯创造性思维测验。音乐专业的学生拥有更好的听觉记忆和短期记忆,而专业音乐家则拥有更好的听觉记忆、视觉工作记忆和短期记忆。对注意力的分析表明,音乐专业学生在注意力不集中、冲动、持续注意力和警觉性四个方面的得分都高于非音乐专业学生。对于专业人员来说,关键的方面是冲动性和持续注意力,音乐家的成绩更好。创造性思维是唯一一个在所有五个量表中差异都有统计学意义的因素,研究结果证明,音乐家的创造性发展得更好。本研究对与音乐表现相关的认知过程进行了深入分析,为现有文献和实证数据增添了新的知识,重点关注记忆力、注意力和创造力。通过研究非音乐家与音乐家、学生与专业人士之间的差异,本研究深入探讨了如何利用音乐表演来发展这些认知过程。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
3.60
自引率
17.60%
发文量
197
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics is an official journal of the Psychonomic Society. It spans all areas of research in sensory processes, perception, attention, and psychophysics. Most articles published are reports of experimental work; the journal also presents theoretical, integrative, and evaluative reviews. Commentary on issues of importance to researchers appears in a special section of the journal. Founded in 1966 as Perception & Psychophysics, the journal assumed its present name in 2009.
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