Interdependence of Temporal and Auditory Judgments

Cohen, John; Hansel, C. E. M.; Sylvester, John

doi:10.1038/174642a0

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“…There are some findings in the literature that seem to be contradictory with this. One is the auditory kappa effect (Cohen, Hansel, & Sylvester, 1954;Crowder & Neath, 1995). In this effect, time intervals that correspond to larger pitch changes are perceived as longer than those corresponding to smaller pitch changes.…”

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Accenting and detection of timing variations in tone sequences: Different kinds of accents have different effects

Tekman

2001

Perception & Psychophysics

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The effect of intensity and pitch accents on the perception of timing was examined in two experiments using a signal detection procedure. Analyses of sensitivity and response bias revealed opposite effects of intensity and pitch accents under similar conditions. Time intervals preceding intensity accents were perceived as longer, but time intervals preceding pitch accents were perceived as shorter. These results showed that listeners found it easier to detect timing variations that were contrary to expectations, as compared with variations that were consistent with expectations. In the present case, listeners should have expected shorter time intervals before intensity accents and longer intervals before pitch accents. The fact that the effects were observed with stimuli that had minimal musical structure demonstrated the contribution of psychoacoustic factors to such phenomena.

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Accenting and detection of timing variations in tone sequences: Different kinds of accents have different effects

Tekman

2001

Perception & Psychophysics

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“…Previous studies have revealed that pitch level affects the perceived duration of a continuous tone. Cohen et al (1954) also observed that, when participants have to adjust the duration of a high-pitched tone with the duration of a low-pitched tone, the time allotted to the higher tone is less than that allotted to the lower tone. The high-pitched tone would thus be perceived as longer than the low-pitched tone.…”

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“…In other words, the greater tendency to respond "long" for intervals bounded by low-pitched tones than for intervals bounded by highpitched tones would result from an association between pitch level and duration. However, this hypothesis contradicts the fact that a continuous tone is perceived as longer when its frequency is higher (Brigner, 1988;Cohen et al, 1954). More investigations are needed for a better understanding of the influence of pitch level on temporal judgment.…”

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“…A first possible account is that this effect would result from the influence of markers' perceived duration. Previous studies have shown that a continuous tone is perceived as longer when its frequency is higher (Brigner, 1988;Cohen et al, 1954). Yet empty intervals tend to be overestimated in duration when they are bounded by longer markers (Grondin, Ivry, Franz, Perreault, & Metthé, 1996).…”

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“…A longer spatial distance interval between two flashes leads to the interval being perceived as longer in duration. Cohen, Hansel, and Sylvester (1954) considered the possibility of an auditory kappa effect in which the three flashes of light are replaced by tones and spatial distance by pitch distance. Unfortunately, they failed to obtain a significant effect.…”

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