Synchronizers outperform Non-synchronizers on musical rhythm discrimination but not on melody discrimination¶

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q3 i? Synchronizers scored higher on the Gordon AUDIE Rhythm subtest (F(1,94) = 5.083, p = 0.027) but not the Melody subtest (F(1,95) = 0.177, p = 0.675). → Silvia Bonacina 2021

Evidence¶

Silvia Bonacina 2021¶

Silvia Bonacina, Stephanie Huang, Travis White-Schwoch, Jennifer Krizman, Trent Nicol and Nina Kraus. (2021). Rhythm, reading, and sound processing in the brain in preschool children. npj Science of Learning 6:20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00097-5

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One-way ANOVA on Gordon's AUDIE music perception d' scores comparing Synchronizers (N = 59) and Non-synchronizers (N = 36); the article reports "the Rhythm subtest ( F(1,94) = 5.083, p = 0.027" with no standardized effect size for the null melody result.

"As for the music perception task, “Synchronizers” scored higher than “Non-Synchronizers” for the Rhythm subtest ( F(1,94) = 5.083, p = 0.027, ηp2 = 0.52), but not for the Melody subtest ( F(1,95) = 0.177,"

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