Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of two different types of music and cognitive task on students’ reaction time and additionally to compare results of two groups: drivers and non-drivers. Reaction tests associated with driving-related skills were conducted on 52 students aged 18–25, 33 of them were drivers and 19 were no-drivers. Tests included three parameters: choice reaction time, the number of correct reactions and the number of no reactions and were conducted in four conditions: in silence (control test), with energetic music, with relaxing music and with cognitive task (answering questions). It turned out that results of all three parameters were better in silence and with music than while doing cognitive task. There were no differences between the two examined groups.