Infant pitch perception: Missing fundamental melody discrimination
| Autor: | Lynne A. Werner, Monika-Maria Oster, Kaylah Lalonde, Bonnie K. Lau |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult Aging Acoustics and Ultrasonics Acoustics Pitch perception 01 natural sciences 050105 experimental psychology Musical acoustics Pitch Discrimination Child Development Discrimination Psychological Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 0103 physical sciences Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 010301 acoustics 05 social sciences Age Factors Absolute pitch Infant Psychological and Physiological Acoustics humanities Acoustic Stimulation Infant Behavior Missing fundamental Cues Psychology Cognitive psychology Relative pitch Pitch (Music) |
| Popis: | Although recent results show that 3-month-olds can discriminate complex tones by their missing fundamental, it is arguable whether they are discriminating on the basis of a perceived pitch. A defining characteristic of pitch is that it carries melodic information. This study investigated whether 3-month-olds, 7-month-olds, and adults can detect a change in a melody composed of missing fundamental complexes. Participants heard a seven-note melody and learned to respond to a change that violated the melodic contour. To ensure that participants were responding on the basis of pitch, the notes in the melody had missing fundamentals and varied in spectral content on each presentation. In experiment I, all melodies had the same absolute pitch, while in experiment II, the melodies were randomly transposed into one of three different keys on each presentation. Almost all participants learned to ignore the spectral changes and respond to the changed note of the melody in both experiments, strengthening the argument that complex tones elicit a sense of musical pitch in infants. These results provide evidence that complex pitch perception is functional by 3 months of age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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