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A study in pitch identification with three interstimulus intervals is reported. Ss received a pretest, three drills, and a posttest. Results include: (a) superior performance on stimuli requiring only a simple discrimination judgment, (b) inferior performance at longer interstimulus intervals, (c) a greater tendency to repeat correct rather than incorrect responses to adjacent tones at the same pitch level, and (d) a modest, but reliable, improvement in pitch identification accuracy from the pre- to the posttest. Relevance of the results for an interpretation of pitch identification as dependent on memory processes is discussed.
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Aiken, E.G., Shennum, W.A. & Thomas, G.S. Memory processes in the identification of pitch. Perception & Psychophysics 15, 449–452 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199284
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