Abstract
Ninety-six undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of the 2 (familiar or unfamiliar BGM) x 2 (same or different context) between-participants conditions. The undergraduates individually received six sets of four words at a rate of 30 sec per set via a computer screen. They composed and orally reported a sentence by using the four words within each set of words. During the sentence composition task, one of familiar or unfamiliar musical selections was played. Following to the composition task, the musical selection was stopped and the undergraduates engaged in a calculation task for five min. After the calculation task, the undergraduates received an oral free-recall test, during which the same musical selection as (same context) or the same familiarity but different musical selection from (different context) that used at the sentence composition task. The two measures for recall unanimously showed significant context effects but no familiarity effects or interactions.
