Time estimation of auditory patterns of different pitch intervals.
This study explores time estimation of auditory patterns of different lengths and pitch intervals. Jones suggested that different pitch intervals would distort perceived time. 26 college students compared two types of auditory patterns against a standard duration. When patterns differed only in number of tones, subjects were accurate except on those most similar to the standard. Patterns of different pitch intervals lead to significant errors in time estimation. Rapidly alternating patterns similar to streaming resulted in shorter than accurate time estimates.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010897:Pitch Discrimination; D013998:Time Perception