ERIC Number: EJ874662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1325
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Music Training and Semantic Clustering in College Students
Hogan, David E.; Huesman, Thomas
Journal of Genetic Psychology, v169 n4 p322-331 Dec 2008
College students with 5 or more years of music training recalled significantly more words from a 16-item word list than did students with 0-4 years of training. The superior recall of the extensively trained students linked to better application of a semantic-clustering strategy across a series of 3 test trials. Music education and language experience may have similar influences on the development of verbal memory. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music Education, Music, Semantics, Word Lists, Recall (Psychology), Verbal Ability, Serial Ordering
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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