Contrasting effects of changing rhythm and content on auditory distraction in immediate memory

Parmentier, F. B. R. and Beaman, C. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5124-242X (2014) Contrasting effects of changing rhythm and content on auditory distraction in immediate memory. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 69 (1). pp. 28-38. ISSN 1196-1961 doi: 10.1037/cep0000036

Abstract/Summary

Across five experiments, the temporal regularity and content of an irrelevant speech stream were varied and their effects on a serial recall task examined. Variations of the content, but not the rhythm, of the irrelevant speech stimuli reliably disrupted serial recall performance in all experiments. Bayesian analyses supported the null hypothesis over the hypothesis that irregular rhythms would disrupt memory to a greater extent than regular rhythms. Pooling the data in a combined analysis revealed that regular presentation of the irrelevant speech was significantly more disruptive to serial recall than irregular presentation. These results are consistent with the idea that auditory distraction is sensitive to both intra-item and inter-item relations and challenge an orienting-based account of auditory distraction.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/37871
Identification Number/DOI	10.1037/cep0000036
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Language and Cognition Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Cognition Research (CCR) Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Perception and Action
Publisher	Canadian Psychological Association
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