Irrelevant sound interference on phonological and tonal working memory in musicians and nonmusicians

Table 5 The twelve pseudowords used as stimuli and the respective test stimuli, with the irrelevant words that were presented during the retention interval. Phonetic transcriptions are provided below the stimuli. The test stimulus could be the same as the memorized one, or the consonant of the central syllable was changed in the “different” trials

Stimulus	Sequence of irrelevant stimuli				Test	Type
BEMACUTEZAPIRRE bemakutezapirə	mola mɔlɐ	calça kaʊsɐ	milho miʎʊ	alho aʎʊ	BEMACUBEZAPIRRE bemakubezapirə	Different
CAZEMOGUEDOLINE kazemɔgedolinə	pato patʊ	casa kazɐ	bico bikʊ	porta portɐ	CAZEMOTEDOLINE kazemɔtedolinə	Different
MAFIZUQUEBANICA mafizukebɑ̃nikɐ	sala salɐ	anel anɛʊ	fita fitɐ	moça mosɐ	MAFIZUDEBANICA mafizudebɑ̃nikɐ	Different
SAMOTEBUCADILA sɑ̃mɔtebukad͡ʒilɐ	perna pɛɾnɐ	lama lɑ̃mɐ	lenço lensʊ	pote pɔt͡ʃɪ	SAMOTETUCADILA sɑ̃mɔtetukad͡ʒilɐ	Different
SICAJEDAZUTAGA sikaʒedazutagɐ	olho oʎʊ	carne karnə	cama kɑ̃mɐ	vaso vasʊ	SICAJEPAZUTAGA sikaʒepazutagɐ	Different
XIDESSAPEGAVUBA ʃidesapegavubɐ	perna pɛrnɐ	mesa mesɐ	chave ʃavɪ	pinça pinsɐ	XIDESSADEGAVUBA ʃidesadegavubɐ	Different
LAXIFOTARRISSABA laʃifotarisabɐ	copo kɔpʊ	lapis lapis	galo galʊ	rato ħatʊ	LAXIFOTARRISSABA laʃifotarisabɐ	Same
MEGORUGASSALOVA meɢoɾugasalovɐ	cola kɔlɐ	moto mɔtʊ	disco diskʊ	ponta pontɐ	MEGORUGASSALOVA meɢoɾugasalovɐ	Same
PATELACORRUBEZI patelakorubɛzɪ	boca bokɐ	lata latɐ	vara varɐ	peixe peɪʃɪ	PATELACORRUBEZI patelakorubɛzɪ	Same
TORROVEPOLASSEPA torovɛpolasepɐ	mula mulɐ	loja lɔʒɐ	foto fɔtʊ	colar kolaɾ	TORROVEPOLASSEPA torovɛpolasepɐ	Same
TOVEGUBASSARIFA tovegubasaɾifɐ	mala malɐ	prato pɾatʊ	chapa ʃapɐ	maçã masɑ̃	TOVEGUBASSARIFA tovegubasaɾifɐ	Same
ZICANEPEFOTAVI zikanepefotavɪ	chapéu ʃapɛʊ	sapo sapʊ	capa kapɐ	sela sɛlɐ	ZICANEPEFOTAVI zikanepefotavɪ	Same

Note. Consonants that changed from the original stimulus (in italics) are indicated in bold in the test stimulus