Demorest et at (2008)

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aim

To investigate the influence of enculturation on musical memory.

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method

150 trained and untrained participants from the USA and Turkey. Participants had to listen to musical excerpts.

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procedure

Listened to several novel musical excerpts from both familiar and unfamiliar cultures (western, turkish, and chinese), and then completed a recognition memory task.

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results

Participants were significantly better at remembering novel music from their native culture. Musical expertise did not correlate with this result.

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conclusion

Enculturation influences musical memory on a deep level, (cognitive schemas for musical information.)

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suggestion in terms of enculturation

suggests that enculturation leads individuals to internalize culturally specific musical patterns, which influences how they perceive and make sense of music.