Mechanisms of pitch discrimination in musicians and non-musicians

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dc.contributor.authorVomberg, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorVokey, John
dc.contributor.supervisorAllen, Scott W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-04T14:57:29Z
dc.date.available2019-09-04T14:57:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractMusicians are better able to discriminate changes in pitch than non-musicians, particularly when judging tones constructed without the fundamental frequency, and especially when asked to vocally reproduce the tones. In two experiments, musicians and non-musicians were asked to judge whether a test tone was higher or lower than a reference tone. Participants were tested across four conditions, three designed to directly control humming; no specific instructions regarding humming specifically asked to hum, and speeded response (no time to hum). In the fourth condition, participants responded by moving a vertical slider up or down on the computer screen to the extent that they thought the tones differed. In Experiment 1, musicians were more accurate in performance accuracy and vocal reproduction. In Experiment 2, there were no statistically significant differences between participants.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5546
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectCognitive psychology [0633]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectPsychology [0621]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectMusic [0413]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectCognitive scienceen_US
dc.subjectHarmonic analysis (Music)en_US
dc.subjectModulation (Music)en_US
dc.subjectMusical analysisen_US
dc.subjectMusic theoryen_US
dc.titleMechanisms of pitch discrimination in musicians and non-musiciansen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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