title: Differential skills of perception of frequency.
abstract: This study aimed to develop tests for differentiating auditory perception skills, e.g., to test drug effects. In Exp. 1 (N = 60), discrimination of succeeding frequencies, frequency identification assessed by a choice reaction task, and the perception of pitch contour assessed by frequency deviants in binaural melodies showed zero partial correlations. In Exp. 2 (N = 36), discrimination correlated with performance on a field dependence test; fast frequency identification correlated with verbal fluency. The auditory tests are likely suitable for assessing distinct skills, but correlations with general cognitive abilities require further investigations.
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwenzer
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathiak
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D004423:Ear / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010898:Pitch Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors