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Spoken Word Recognition as a Function of Musicianship and Age

Cox, Bethany Grace
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1716367726049406

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2024, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
There is a balance of gains and losses across the lifespan. One example of a gain is vocabulary, while an example of a loss is in one’s reduced ability to understand speech in the presence of background noise. Investigations into the spoken word recognition environment can shed light on the differences in cognitive and auditory processing that occur throughout the lifespan. One component of the spoken word recognition environment is the listener. Patel’s OPERA hypothesis (2011) suggests that the benefits listeners derive from musical training on neural encoding of speech is driven by adaptive plasticity in speech-processing networks. In the current research study, I investigated relationships between age, musicianship, and spoken word recognition. Participants heard a male talker say either a word or nonword and responded by pressing a designated key corresponding to word or nonword on their keyboard. Participants then completed the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index, which was used to categorize each participant as either a musician or a nonmusician. Two repeated measures ANCOVAs were used to analyze the data. The covariate was years of musical experience. The results indicate that both younger and older adult musicians had more efficient responses (more accurate & faster) than nonmusicians. Additionally, participants were more efficient at responding to the easy words compared to the hard words. Interestingly, older adults had significantly more accurate responses than younger adults. The current study furthers our understanding of the connections between musicianship and spoken word recognition in younger and older adults.
Conor McLennan (Advisor)
Eric Allard (Committee Member)
Katherine Judge (Committee Member)
Philip Allen (Committee Member)
40 p.
Aging; Cognitive Psychology; Music; Psychology
Spoken Word Recognition; Age; Musicianship; Cognition

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  • Cox, B. G. (2024). Spoken Word Recognition as a Function of Musicianship and Age [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1716367726049406

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cox, Bethany. Spoken Word Recognition as a Function of Musicianship and Age. 2024. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1716367726049406.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cox, Bethany. "Spoken Word Recognition as a Function of Musicianship and Age." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1716367726049406

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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