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Research has demonstrated that fear negatively influences

Research gap analysis derived from 4 psychology papers in our local library.

The gap

Although research has demonstrated that fear negatively influences our cognitive performance, there is a research gap in understanding the combined effects of different background music tempo and fear in influencing reading comprehension pe

Evidence profile

Stated in the cells future research and cells research gap and abstract and inline gaps sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1976 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 2 times in total.

Research trend

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Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

  • Cognitive Learning Strategies in Music Performance Practice in Formal and Informal Contexts: A Scoping Review Protocol (2026) · Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education · doi

    Future research should investigate the effectiveness of cognitive learning strategies in music performance practice. - Future research should explore the implementation of cognitive learning strategies in diverse music learning environments. - Future research should examine the impact of cognitive learning strategies on music performance outcomes.

    generalstated in cells future researchevidence 5/5
    Keywords: future research investigate effectiveness cognitive learning strategies music
  • The Effect of Improvisational Learning on Performance Anxiety among Chinese Zhongruan Learners: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Regulation and Self-Efficacy (2026) · Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange · doi

    Prior research has focused on the negative effects of music performance anxiety, but few studies have investigated the potential benefits of improvisational learning. - There is a need for studies that examine the impact of improvisational learning on music performance anxiety.

    generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
    Keywords: prior research has focused negative effects music performance
  • The Effect of Improvisational Learning on Performance Anxiety among Chinese Zhongruan Learners: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Regulation and Self-Efficacy (2026) · Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange · doi

    Future studies can investigate the long-term effects of improvisational learning on music performance anxiety. - Future studies can examine the impact of improvisational learning on music performance anxiety among different populations, such as Western instrument learners. - Future studies can develop and test interventions that incorporate improvisational learning to reduce music performance anxiety.

    generalstated in cells future researchevidence 5/5
    Keywords: future studies investigate long-term effects improvisational learning music
  • The effects of expressions of fear induced by background music on reading comprehension (2023) · Journal of Research in Reading · cited 2× · doi

    Although research has demonstrated that fear negatively influences our cognitive performance, there is a research gap in understanding the combined effects of different background music tempo and fear in influencing reading comprehension performance.

    generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
    Keywords: fear performance negatively influences cognitive there understanding combined effects different background music tempo influencing reading
  • Modifying Solo Performance Anxiety in Adult Pianists (1976) · Journal of Music Therapy · doi

    Failure to over­ come the performance anxiety problem may contribute to inef­ ficient use of acquired musical skills and negative performing experiences, sufficiently negative to discourage students from in further study of music.

    generalstated in inline gapsevidence 4/5
    Keywords: negative failure come performance anxiety problem contribute inef ficient acquired musical skills performing experiences sufficiently

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